Who’ll be most taxed to help homeless? Poor people Seattle has one of the highest sales tax rates in the country. And now Mayor Ed Murray is poised to ask for just a bit more to address the city’s... Patricia Murphy
Pot brings $168M to Washington state. How do we spend it? We followed the money trail from one bag of weed. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Updating car-tab formula would cost Sound Transit billions Sound Transit has agreed to work with the state legislature on concerns over car tab fees. Voters approved an increased car tab tax when they voted for... Kate OConnell
This week we're figuring it out as it happens The fate of President Trump's health care plan comes down to the wire. We get into the pros and cons of Seattle's proposed soda tax and homeless levy.... Bill Radke
This week's news is reviewed on a first-come, first served basis President Trump proposes deep cuts to federal spending. How would they be felt in Washington state? Seattle landlords sue the city over a law that makes... Bill Radke
Tax study finds it's rotten to be poor in Seattle (but great to be rich) Seattle sees itself as a progressive city. Then there are those taxes ... A nationwide study of 51 cities says Seattle is the fourth worst for taxes if... Kim Malcolm
Week in Review: City tax, taco trucks, President Oprah? Who should pay for solving Seattle's homelessness emergency? Can a new income tax make Seattle "Trump-proof"? Are taco trucks the answer to our traffic... Bill Radke
What a new soda tax could mean for Seattle Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times economics columnist Jon Talton about a new proposal to tax soda and other sugary drinks in Seattle. Bill Radke
Why the WTO ruled Washington's tax breaks to Boeing illegal Bill Radke talks to Seattle Times' aerospace reporter Dominic Gates about the WTO's ruling on Boeing's tax breaks from Washington state. Bill Radke
Should Seattle tax foreign property buyers? Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times columnist Jon Talton about a tax Vancouver, B.C. imposed on foreign real estate buyers and its impact on Seattle's... Bill Radke
