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Joint Statement: Latest Proposal Banks on Unpredictable Tax Revenues to Solve Certain Budget Deficit

March 24th, 2025

In response to an operating budget proposal by the Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair on March 24, the Association of Washington Business, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Roundtable issued this joint statement: “Despite a decade of increasing state revenue, overspending by state officials has left us with a projected multi-billion dollar budget deficit over the next… Read more

Joint Statement: Response to Senate Democrats’ Tax Package

March 20th, 2025

In response to a revenue package put forward by Democratic leadership in the Washington State Senate on March 20, the Association of Washington Business, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Roundtable issued this joint statement: “Today’s revenue proposal is disappointing and, unfortunately, not surprising. For months, our organizations have urged lawmakers to craft a sustainable budget that corrects… Read more

Welcome New Roundtable Members!

March 17th, 2025

We are pleased to welcome three new members to serve on our board: Beverly Anderson, President and CEO, BECU Kevin Martinez, President of Business Operations, Seattle Mariners Adeeb Shanaa, Executive Site Lead, Google Washington and VP Engineering, Google Cloud Go-to-Market Systems These leaders bring a wealth of experience and insight that will be invaluable as our board addresses Washington’s most pressing challenges in… Read more

Joint Statement: Senate Republicans’ Budget Framework

March 11th, 2025

In response to the Senate Republicans’ budget framework proposal announced March 11, the Association of Washington Business, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Washington Roundtable issued this joint statement: “We have been vocal about our support for Gov. Bob Ferguson’s approach to tackling the spending-caused deficit, and we also appreciate the Senate Republican Caucus for putting forward a budget framework that prioritizes… Read more