Seattle, 1A and Voters

Seattle Voters Defied Big Money and Chose Grassroots Power With Prop 1A
Whoa. I’ll be honest, going into election night on Tuesday I really thought Prop 1A was toast. Like other Seattle voters, I received multiple full-page mailers featuring our Mayor Bruce Harrell’s smiling visage and signature,
Seattle voters approve Proposition 1A, pledging millions for social housing
Seattle's Proposition 1A was approved by voters in the Feb. 11 special election. Prop. 1A, backed by the grassroots campaign House Our Neighbors, will tax 5% on the total amount of compensation for employees making more than $1 million per year. The measure is expected to generate about $50 million per year for social housing.
Seattle voters support taxing high-paying firms for housing
Ballot measure opposed by City Hall and such companies as Microsoft leads to tax firms up to $52m a year to build thousands of affordable homes.
Voter confusion grows over Seattle's social housing measure with dueling funding options
Seattle voters will choose whether to fund a social housing measure, and for how much, in a complicated and criticized proposal.
Seattle voters embrace new tax to fund workforce housing
Efforts to create and preserve workforce housing would be funded by a new tax on companies with employees who earn more than $1 million.
Initial election results show support for Seattle social housing tax opposed by Amazon, Microsoft
Seattle voters are showing support for a new tax on big business that would fund a social housing developer. More than 57% of voters said “yes” to the proposed tax, based on initial results posted Tuesday for Seattle’s special election.
Initial vote shows Seattleites favor new payroll tax to fund social housing
Seattle voters are showing strong support for a new tax on big businesses that would fund the city’s Social Housing Developer, according to initial results from Tuesday’s special election. Emerald City voters were tasked with deciding whether or not they favored the Social Housing Developer receiving funding and then having
Seattle voters lean toward funding social housing developer with new tax
The outcome of Tuesday’s election will determine whether Seattle has another bit player in the city’s network of housing providers or a new main character.
Big budget option for Seattle social housing surges ahead in early vote count
Assuming there are no dramatic changes in the ballot count, money for social housing will start flowing in Seattle this spring. The housing itself could come online later this year.
Seattle Special Election: Early results showed strong lead for the payroll tax proposition
Supporters of the payroll tax subject to Proposition 1A in Seattle’s special election say they are encouraged by early ...
Seattle voters show solid backing for school levies amidst district's $100M budget crisis
Meanwhile, Proposition 2, a six-year, $1.8 billion levy aimed at rebuilding and upgrading schools, is also ahead with 72% of ...
Seattle Chamber of Commerce: Voter-approved payroll tax won't solve housing crisis
A major opponent of a voter-approved social housing payroll tax in Seattle says it’s time to regroup on how to solve the city ...
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Seattle voters approve two key levies for public school
When the results of two levies from the Special Election were released Tuesday night, Prop. 1 was passing with more than 77% ...
Special Elections: What voters will decide on Tuesday
Washington Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, deciding the fate of several large school construction plans, security ...
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Westneat: Democrats in doldrums
When Seattle pollster Stuart Elway asked Washington voters recently which political party they identify with, he noticed a big drop in enthusiasm. Especially for the one that had just swept the 2024 s ...
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WA Secretary of State warns Trump admin. may undermine election security
Our Secretary of State said the Trump administration could be undermining election security here in Washington.