The ‘nerd bird’ has landed: Tech execs, politicians help kick off Seattle-to-Vancouver seaplane flights With cranes in the background further building out Seattle’s booming tech sector, two seaplanes landed on Lake Union Wednesday, including… Read More
Portland to Seattle to Vancouver: B.C. kicks in $300,000 for rapid transit study News Brief: British Columbia will contribute $300,000 toward a study that will look into the business case for an ultra-high-speed… Read More
STEM students turn Trump’s climate decisions into national call to action As leaders including Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Microsoft president Brad Smith, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and many others have vowed… Read More
Washington state OKs Fred Hutch license plates to raise funds for cancer research When new car owners are picking license plates in Washington state, they can choose to pay a bit extra for a… Read More
‘Take the environment into account’: Bill Nye backs Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Before he can save the world next spring with his new Netflix show, famed Science Guy Bill Nye appears to… Read More
Governor stops Bertha in its tunneling tracks after sinkhole forms near troubled Seattle project Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday said he was “seriously disappointed” and ordering a stop to the Bertha tunneling machine… Read More
Computer science education bill gets Wash. governor’s signature, establishes funding and standards for teaching programming Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1813 into law today. The law establishes K–12 education standards for computer science courses, in… Read More
With Facebook’s footprint in Seattle growing, Gov. Jay Inslee pops by to offer praise and support Facebook’s new office is booming in Seattle, so much so that it is now attracting the attention of the state’s… Read More
A high-tech governor? It’s time for Inslee to take innovation message on the road Governor Jay Inslee was sworn into office less than a month ago. Is it time for him to take a… Read More
