Seattle residents have once again voted to raise the cost of housing to lower housing costs. If it sounds contradictory, you must be new to the Emerald City. Here, a liberal ethos prevails, with a ...

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Seattle's minimum wage increased to $20.76 per hour on Wednesday, and at least one business has already closed because of it. Seattle adopted the Minimum Wage Ordinance in June 2014, amending the city ...

This week, Seattle’s minimum wage requirement increased by 79 cents from last year. The new wage of $20.76 per hour is one of the highest in the country. The owner of Bebop Waffle Shop told us it’s ...

No car? No problem! If you’re looking to hike one of the Seattle area’s most popular day hikes this summer but you don’t have your own set of wheels, you’re in luck. King County’s weekend and holiday ...

Talk Show Host and Columnist at Seattle Red AM 770 Two more Seattle restaurants are calling it quits thanks to the untenable minimum wage hike. At the same time that the Seattle minimum wage rose from ...

Seattleites might notice their everyday purchases are a little pricier beginning Wednesday. Sales tax goes up by a tenth of a percent, to 9.6 percent, in the city, thanks to Proposition 1, a transit ...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has proposed raising a transportation property tax levy on most homeowners by 50 percent to pay for pothole repairs and more. The mayor announced plans for the eight-year, ...

DoorDash said Tuesday it is increasing prices in Seattle this month due to what it calls "extreme regulations" that make the western Washington area its "most expensive market to facilitate delivery ...

Seattle City Light customers will have to pay more on their energy bills next year. The City Council approved a 6% rate hike for residential customers, and a 5.6% hike for businesses. The average ...

Summer is nearing an end, and it’s time to get that epic last-minute hike in before the rain and snow descends on the mountains. With so many amazing hikes close to Seattle it’s hard to know where to ...

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Seattle city council voted unanimously on Monday to approve a sharp increase in the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next seven years, marking the first time a major ...