Council Member Alexis Mercedes Rinck is making Council President Sara Nelson sweat.Rinck and Mayor Bruce Harrell’s Seattle Shield Initiative would temporarily cut Business & Occupation taxes for 90% of Seattle businesses while hiking the rate for the city’s largest corporations. The policy is projected to raise $90 million for essential services. And it’s doing more than raising revenue — it’s breaking the spell. The usual business coalition is divided, and corporate-backed politic...
