Chamber of Commerce says Seattle's new campaign spending law is motivated by politics
KUOW's Kim Malcolm talks with Markham McIntyre, chief of staff for the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.
On Monday, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that bans campaign spending from foreign-influenced corporations. It would apply to companies like Amazon, which gave nearly $1.5 million last year to a PAC run by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.
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Kim Malcolm
Afternoon News Host
Kim is the local news host of KUOW's All Things Considered, airing from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. Kim covers breaking and developing daily news, both local and regional, as part of NPR's afternoon drive time programming.
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Andy Hurst
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
Andy Hurst is the senior producer for KUOW’s local broadcast of All Things Considered. He works behind the scenes to produce the conversations you hear each day with newsmakers, community members, experts, and journalists.
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