Mayor Jenny Durkan launched her next skirmish with Seattle City Council today as she released a 2021 budget that skimmed revenue from the their JumpStart Seattle spending plan to fund her marquee $100 million pledge of communities of color. That mayoral pledge was made in June as Black Lives Matter protests ramped up. Originally pledged … Continue reading Mayor Durkan’s Budget Raids JumpStart Payroll Tax for $100 Million Pledge to Communities of Color