The Bellevue Chamber has an open delegate seat on the East King Chambers Coalition. We're looking for a member who can be a voice for small businesses as the Coalition sets its state legislative priorities in November. Continue Reading
East King Chambers Coalition, Sept. 24: a 2027 session preview with a projected $2-3 billion state budget gap, and a vote sending the coalition's draft legislative priorities to member chambers ahead of October 22 adoption. Continue Reading
Bellevue's deputy mayor at our September Policy Council: Bel-Red modeled on Wilburton, a record $37M affordable housing investment, AI-assisted permitting, and 1 million daily trips by 2044. Plus three years of the Bellevue Mobility Coalition. Continue Reading
Rep. Clyde Shavers briefs the East King Chambers Coalition on the 2027 session: career-connected learning, CTE and Core Plus expanding while the funding behind them sits outside McCleary's constitutional protection, plus the Running Start reduction and the Future Ready fine-arts question. Continue Reading
The Bellevue Mobility Coalition mapped out its strategy for the City's transportation budget release and the September 15 public hearing. Continue Reading
Inside the July Policy Council: AWB's Morgan Irwin maps the 2026 legislative races and the income tax repeal fight, while PSE's Matt Perry details Bellevue's grid capacity study, the planned Vernell substation, and the Oregon-sized power gap coming in 2030. Continue Reading
The June East King Chambers Coalition meeting covered Washington Saves, the new state retirement program launching in 2027; Senator Marko Liias on rising transportation costs and SR 18 safety; and a new AECOM study warning of an electric grid shortfall across Bellevue and Redmond. Continue Reading
The Bellevue Chamber has joined the Washington Student Success Coalition to prepare for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, a new federal program that could direct an estimated $732 million a year to Washington students if the state opts in before the January 1, 2027 launch. Continue Reading
Inside the EKCC Legislative Wrap Up at Bellevue College: a recap of what the 2026 session left behind, with seven Eastside lawmakers and Microsoft on the structural deficit, the tax conversation, public safety, the AI shock, and the new state transmission authority. Continue Reading
The East King Chambers Coalition heard from US Chamber's Chris Seiler on tariff escalation and HR1 tax provisions, and from the Washington Tax Policy Center on Washington's structural budget gap and new 9.9% income tax. Continue Reading
Inside April's East King Chambers Coalition briefing: the U.S. Chamber on HR1 tax permanency, tariffs, and federal permitting reform; and the Washington Tax Policy Center on Washington's spending-driven tax cycle, SB 6346, and a projected $7B shortfall. Continue Reading
The East King Chambers Coalition met on March 26 for a packed session covering the 2025 legislative aftermath, Saturday's historic Cross-Lake light rail Continue Reading
