WTIA assesses Seattle mayoral and City Council candidates based on tech issues for first time Today, the Washington Technology Industry Association unveiled a voter guide to help members of the Seattle tech community decide who… Read More
Seattle mayoral candidates answer 6 burning questions from the tech industry Ballots for Seattle’s contentious mayoral race are out and the Aug. 1 primary is less than two weeks away. Despite… Read More
Watch: The Seattle mayoral debate hosted by GeekWire, KING 5, KUOW, and CityClub Seattle’s next mayor will help the city navigate an unprecedented period of growth and change. How that ship is steered… Read More
Congress toes a cautious line on support for commercial space partnerships WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of Congress spoke to space industry leaders on Capitol Hill last week to show their support for… Read More
This Week in Seattle: Taxing the rich, outdoor movie guide, and sassy takes on our ‘socialist hellhole’ City Council passes tax on Seattle’s wealthiest residents Seattle lawmakers unanimously approved a plan to tax income that is over… Read More
Congressman calls for hearing on Amazon’s $13.7B bid for Whole Foods, says deal could impact neighborhood grocery stores A U.S. Congressman who serves as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee is calling for a hearing on… Read More
Relativity Space CEO provides Congress with a teaser for his stealthy rocket venture The hush-hush space startup Relativity Space is still in stealth mode, but CEO and co-founder Tim Ellis lifted the veil… Read More
Amazon, Expedia, Reddit, and other tech giants protest FCC plan to reverse net neutrality rules Amazon, Expedia, Google, Facebook, and thousands of other tech companies are showing their support for net neutrality as part of… Read More
Seattle City Council unanimously approves income tax for the rich The Seattle City Council on Monday unanimously approved a plan to levy a 2.25 percent tax on the income of… Read More
This Week in Seattle: Paid family leave passes, bike shares hit the streets, income tax gets one step closer, and more Washington state passes one of the nation’s most generous paid leave programs On Wednesday, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill… Read More
‘This is just going to make it more expensive’ — Sen. Cantwell warns business owners about net neutrality rollback Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) is calling on all her constituents to fight a Federal Communications Commission action that would roll… Read More
NASA says it’s OK for VP Mike Pence to touch that hardware marked ‘Do Not Touch’ You know that viral photo of Vice President Mike Pence putting his hand on a piece of space hardware marked… Read More
Working Geek: How Seattle’s economic development guru Brian Surratt is quietly shaping the city’s business and tech future When it comes to local government, some players shine in the limelight while others exercise their influence from the wings.… Read More
Vice President Mike Pence vows return to moon and ‘boots on Mars’ in NASA speech Vice President Mike Pence, the newly minted chairman of a revived National Space Council, said today that President Donald Trump… Read More
Seattle income tax set for City Council vote following committee approval A Seattle City Council committee unanimously approved a plan to implement an income tax on the city’s wealthiest residents Wednesday.… Read More
This Week in Seattle: Pike Place expansion opens, revealing stories from #SeaHomeless, a last-minute budget, and more Throwing his weight behind Jenny Durkan, Mayor Murray announces he won’t re-enter the race It’s official: Mayor Ed Murray will… Read More
This Week in Seattle: Mayoral frontrunners, Seattle PD’s Twitch exit, and fun facts about the Emerald City SPD shuts down Twitch channel amid backlash over Charleena Lyles discussion The Seattle Police Department has taken down its Twitch… Read More
Transcript: Here’s what Microsoft, Amazon and Apple CEOs told Trump about tech this week President Trump said that he was joined by “an incredible group of leaders” as he kicked off a meeting of… Read More
Study: Nearly 30% of Washington state’s STEM workers are immigrants In a meeting with top tech execs Monday, President Donald Trump promised to help them “get the people you want.”… Read More
Seattle City Council unveils plan to tax the city’s wealthiest residents The Seattle City Council released a proposal Tuesday to place a 2 percent income tax on the wealthy, which could… Read More
Twitter users blocked by Trump argue his feed is a ‘public forum’ and criticism is free speech Being blocked on Twitter by President Donald Trump might be seen as a singular accomplishment by some users of the… Read More
President Trump lays out controversial plan to privatize air traffic control system President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to turn the nation’s air traffic control system over to a private, non-profit… Read More
Why the Russians keep running circles around the U.S. on the hacking story Vladimir Putin has been far more visible lately with statements on the Russian-U.S. election story. Well-schooled in the art of Russian… Read More
As Trump pulls out of Paris climate deal, Elon Musk quits advisory councils and more tech giants react President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord was rippling through the tech community… Read More
Elon Musk says he’ll break with Donald Trump if Paris climate pact is nixed Tech billionaire Elon Musk says he’ll have no choice but to leave his posts on the White House’s advisory councils… Read More
Seattle Chamber thinks you should vote for these candidates in competitive mayoral and City Council races The Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), a political organization sponsored by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has… Read More
This Week in Seattle: A booming city, an expectant giraffe, Trump’s travel ban, etc. Seattle is the fastest-growing city in the country The Seattle Times ‘FYI Guy’ Gene Balk crunched the latest Census data… Read More
Appeals Court refuses to reinstate Trump’s travel ban President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning travel of people from a handful of predominantly Muslim countries faced another legal… Read More
Amazon exec running for Seattle school board, applying lessons learned from tech giant Amazon rose to e-commerce dominance by making “customer obsession” a core value. Alec Cooper, director of strategic and mobile business… Read More
President Trump’s budget plan gets a bad review from the science community President Donald Trump sent his budget request for the next fiscal year to Congress today, giving the science community a glimpse… Read More
