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As Labor Unions Weaken Nationwide, This Controversial Seattle Chapter’s Clout Keeps Swelling
Amid a national trend of declining membership, Seattle-based SEIU 775 has grown dramatically in members and influence. Can it continue to be a force?
SEIU members demonstrate in Olympia last June to protect funding for healthcare in the state budget; they were successful.
Washington Moves to Fight Trump Administration’s Net Neutrality Rollback
State leaders vow to preserve net neutrality in Washington state.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Attorney General Bob Ferguson and other state legislators and business leaders announced Wednesday that Washington would seek to “preserve an open internet” on the state level if the Federal Communications Commission votes to undo the nation’s net neutrality rules. This would make Washington state the first in the nation to pursue…
The Condo Conundrum: 10 Reasons Why There’s a ‘For Sale’ Shortage in Seattle
Despite the city's rapid growth, it's not easy to find a condo in Seattle.
Sponsored by Realogics, Inc. Seattle is the fastest-growing large city in the US with home prices rising more than any other metro area in the nation. That means developers are building new condominiums at a record clip, right? Nope, it’s actually the opposite. There is currently a real shortage of in-city condominiums, resulting in high median…
Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Rick Horwitz
Seattle Magazine presents the Most Influential Seattleites of 2017.
Rick Horwitz, center, promotes scientific collaboration in his role as executive director at the Allen Institute for Cell Science. Photographed on August 31 at the Institute’s South Lake Union offices.
The Ups and Downs of Life in Amazonia
No one said empire building was easy.
Check out the rest of our 2017 Year in Review package. According to Bloomberg and Forbes, Jeff Bezos was the richest man in the world for almost all of July 26, with a personal fortune of more than $90 billion. By day’s end, though, he had to settle for second banana to Seattle’s other tycoon, Bill…
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