This budget cycle, the city is bracing for what could be a contentious debate over how to fund essential services and set priorities for the coming year. 

With an estimated $251 million dollar budget shortfall looming, how it will address that gap has become a pressing concern.

Early last week, Mayor Bruce Harrell unveiled his office’s plan to tackle the large budget shortfall.

Guests:

Kevin Schofield, founder of SCC Insights and author of Weekend Reads in the South Seattle Emerald. Schofield is also a member of KUOW's board of directors, which does not make any editorial decisions or work directly with KUOW's newsroom.

Relevant Links:

Post Alley:  Mayor Harrell's New Budget and Windfall Revenue Provoke Big Questions

This budget cycle, the city is bracing for what could be a contentious debate over how to fund essential services and set priorities for the coming year. 
With an estimated $251 million dollar budget shortfall looming, how it will address that gap has become a pressing concern.
Early last week, Mayor Bruce Harrell unveiled his office’s plan to tackle the large budget shortfall.
Guests:
Kevin Schofield, founder of SCC Insights and author of Weekend Reads in the South Seattle Emerald. Schofield is also a member of KUOW's board of directors, which does not make any editorial decisions or work directly with KUOW's newsroom.
Relevant Links:
Post Alley:  <a href="https://www.postalley.org/2024/09/26/mayor-harrells-new-budget-and-some-windfall-revenue-provoke-big-questions/">Mayor Harrell's New Budget and Windfall Revenue Provoke Big Questions</a>

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Mayor Harrell looks to payroll expense tax to fix $250 million budget gap

Washington state is about to get a new top lawyer. 

Former U.S. Attorney Nick Brown defeated Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano earlier this month to become the state’s next Attorney General. 

Brown is an Army veteran who also served as general counsel to Governor Jay Inslee. 

When he’s sworn in in January, he’ll be stepping into the high-profile job just as the stakes get even higher: Washington state had a history of legal clashes with the last Trump Administration, over everything from the Muslim ban to environmental protections and the Affordable Care Act.    

So how is the next Attorney General thinking about confrontations with Trump 2.0?

He sat down with Soundside's Libby Denkmann to discuss the job ahead, his thoughts on Matt Gaetz as the US Attorney General, and his time on the reality show, Survivor.

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

GUEST: Attorney General elect Nick Brown

RELATED LINKS: 
Ferguson and other WA Democrats prepare for new era of showdowns with Trump - Washington State Standard
Four areas where Trump’s policies and WA’s priorities could clash - Washington State Standard
The race for WA Attorney General: Nick Brown - Soundside's interview prior to the election

Washington state is about to get a new top lawyer. 
Former U.S. Attorney Nick Brown defeated Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano earlier this month to become the state’s next Attorney General. 
Brown is an Army veteran who also served as general counsel to Governor Jay Inslee. 
When he’s sworn in in January, he’ll be stepping into the high-profile job just as the stakes get even higher: Washington state had a history of legal clashes with the last Trump Administration, over everything from the Muslim ban to environmental protections and the Affordable Care Act.    
So how is the next Attorney General thinking about confrontations with Trump 2.0?
He sat down with Soundside's Libby Denkmann to discuss the job ahead, his thoughts on Matt Gaetz as the US Attorney General, and his time on the reality show, Survivor.
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.
GUEST: Attorney General elect Nick Brown
RELATED LINKS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/11/07/ferguson-and-other-wa-democrats-prepare-for-new-era-of-showdowns-with-trump/">Ferguson and other WA Democrats prepare for new era of showdowns with Trump</a> - Washington State Standard</li>
<li><a href="https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/11/13/four-areas-where-trumps-policies-and-was-priorities-could-clash/">Four areas where Trump’s policies and WA’s priorities could clash</a> - Washington State Standard</li>
<li><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-race-for-wa-attorney-general-nick-brown">The race for WA Attorney General: Nick Brown</a> - Soundside's interview prior to the election</li>
</ul>

A Conversation with Attorney General elect Nick Brown 

Washington voters justupheld the state’s new capital gains tax — which places a 7% tax on the sale of long-term assets like stocks and bonds.  

Now, the Seattle City Council is looking at a proposal to create its own capital gains tax for the city itself. Instead of benefitting schools, like the state tax, this revenue would fund things like rental assistance.

But so far, the idea is not being universally embraced by city leadership. Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore sits down with Soundside host Libby Denkmann to discuss why she thinks the capital gains tax idea is right for Seattle. 

GUEST:  Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore (District 5)

RELATED LINKS:
Seattle could get its own baby capital gains tax - KUOW

Washington voters just upheld the state’s new capital gains tax — which places a 7% tax on the sale of long-term assets like stocks and bonds.  
Now, the Seattle City Council is looking at a proposal to create its own capital gains tax for the city itself. Instead of benefitting schools, like the state tax, this revenue would fund things like rental assistance.
But so far, the idea is not being universally embraced by city leadership. Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore sits down with Soundside host Libby Denkmann to discuss why she thinks the capital gains tax idea is right for Seattle. 
GUEST:  Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore (District 5)
RELATED LINKS:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-could-get-its-own-baby-capital-gains-tax">Seattle could get its own baby capital gains tax - KUOW</a></li>
</ul>

What could a capital gains tax mean for Seattle? 

Canoe journeys are rigorous, challenging trips that go for hundreds of miles. 

Each year, canoe “families” from different tribal nations paddle between villages on the Salish Sea, joining local celebrations and ceremonies along the way. They camp at each stop until reaching that year’s destination tribal site. 

For indigenous people who take part, it’s an important way to connect with their culture as well as other tribes. It’s also a chance to explore nature and their own inner strength. 

The Lummi Youth Canoe Family took its last journey in 2019. Now, two brothers are trying to revive the group.

Raven and Free Borsey first joined the Lummi Youth Canoe Family in 2013.
The twin brothers say joining the group as teenagers changed their trajectory in life and gave them a better understanding of the natural world.

Now, more than a decade after their first canoe trip, the twin brothers have received the Bullitt Prize, a $100,000 dollar grant from Washington Conservation Action aimed at developing young environmental leaders in the state, under the age of 35. 

Their goal is bringing the trips back for new generations of Lummi youth and expanding the programming year round.

Guests:

Raven Borsey, Bullitt Prize Recipient 

Free Borsey, Bullitt Prize Recipient

Relevant Links: 

Bullitt Prize info

Canoe journeys are rigorous, challenging trips that go for hundreds of miles. 
Each year, canoe “families” from different tribal nations paddle between villages on the Salish Sea, joining local celebrations and ceremonies along the way. They camp at each stop until reaching that year’s destination tribal site. 
For indigenous people who take part, it’s an important way to connect with their culture as well as other tribes. It’s also a chance to explore nature and their own inner strength. 
The Lummi Youth Canoe Family took its last journey in 2019. Now, two brothers are trying to revive the group.
Raven and Free Borsey first joined the Lummi Youth Canoe Family in 2013. The twin brothers say joining the group as teenagers changed their trajectory in life and gave them a better understanding of the natural world.
Now, more than a decade after their first canoe trip, the twin brothers have received the Bullitt Prize, a $100,000 dollar grant from <a href="https://waconservationaction.org/">Washington Conservation Action</a> aimed at developing young environmental leaders in the state, under the age of 35. 
Their goal is bringing the trips back for new generations of Lummi youth and expanding the programming year round.
Guests:
Raven Borsey, Bullitt Prize Recipient 
Free Borsey, Bullitt Prize Recipient
Relevant Links: 
<a href="https://wcactionef.org/bullitt-prize/">Bullitt Prize info</a>

Mayor Harrell looks to payroll expense tax to fix $250 million budget gap

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