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Mayor Wilson Warns $750 Million Deficit Over Starbucks Move

5/2/2026

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Mayor Katie Wilson called claims that millionaires are leaving Washington “overblown” at a Seattle University forum on April 14, prompting conservative commentators to label her unfit and out of touch.
Fox News reported Seattle could lose $750 million in tax revenue as Starbucks expands in Tennessee instead of Washington.
Wilson joined a Starbucks protest picket line urging residents not to buy the chain, prompting officials to warn of a $750 million budget deficit.

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Mayor Katie Wilson called claims that millionaires are leaving Washington “overblown” at a Seattle University forum on April 14, prompting conservative commentators to label her unfit and out of touch.
Fox News reported Seattle could lose $750 million in tax revenue as Starbucks expands in Tennessee instead of Washington.
Wilson joined a Starbucks protest picket line urging residents not to buy the chain, prompting officials to warn of a $750 million budget deficit.