Opportunity zones are the tax shield tech wanted — but is it living up to expectations? It’s been more than three years since a concept to encourage high-net worth Americans to invest in economically distressed areas… Read More
Why Amazon and Jeff Bezos are backing a corporate tax rate hike Jeff Bezos surprised some Amazon critics and followers this week by throwing his weight behind a federal corporate tax hike… Read More
What Biden’s infrastructure plan means for Washington state’s public broadband crusade A years-long campaign to turn internet service into a public utility in Washington state could get a big boost from… Read More
Biden calls out Amazon for not paying federal income tax: ‘I’m going to put an end to that’ The debate over how much Amazon pays in federal income tax is heating up yet again. President Joe Biden called… Read More
Here’s the first thing President Biden should do to spark entrepreneurship in the U.S. The most powerful lever President Joe Biden can pull to catalyze entrepreneurship in the U.S. is immigration reform. That’s according… Read More
President Biden doubles down on immigration agenda, but tech priorities take a backseat President Joe Biden continued unwinding the previous administration’s controversial immigration agenda Tuesday through a series of executive orders. Over the… Read More
Is the regulatory crusade against Big Tech over? What experts expect under Biden administration When President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in Wednesday, they inherited a unique opportunity to rein… Read More
Here’s what tech policy leaders are watching, and expecting, as Biden takes office When Joe Biden and Kamala Harris take the oath of office on Wednesday, the new president and vice president will… Read More
Q&A: Rep. DelBene on data privacy, rural broadband and the Biden administration’s tech agenda When President-elect Joe Biden and the incoming Congress take the helm this January, they will face several unresolved tech policy… Read More
Protestors aim to ‘block Amazon’s bid on Biden’ as executive hosts Seattle fundraiser for the candidate It’s only been a few days since Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant declared victory in her re-election campaign, but already… Read More
Watch today: Fred Hutch hosts Cancer ‘Moonshot’ Summit in Seattle to accelerate search for a cure In 1961, President John F. Kennedy asked Americans to rally around a lofty goal: Landing on the moon. Today, Vice… Read More