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A guide to why Amazon is losing the tax battle

Guest commentary: You may be right Jeff Bezos, but no one sympathizes. Yes, the U.S. Supreme Court made it clear… Read More

Amazon cans affiliate program in California after Gov. inks tax law

Amazon.com and other online retailers must collect sales tax on purchases that their California customers make in the state as… Read More

Amazon vows to cut ties with California affiliates over proposed tax law

Amazon.com’s fight with U.S. states over Internet taxes has now spread to the biggest of them, California. In a message… Read More

Rep. Jay Inslee announces bid for governor: Plans to funnel state money to startups

Rep. Jay Inslee announced his run for Washington state governor today, touting the region’s strength as a center for innovation… Read More

Why the Supreme Court shot down California’s ban on violent video games

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a California law that attempted to ban the sale of violent video games… Read More

Seattle picnic shelters to double as solar energy facilities

One of the challenges with solar power in Seattle — in addition to the abundance of gray skies — is… Read More

Illegal TV, movie streaming could become a felony, and how that may impact one Seattle startup

The U.S. Senate is considering a measure that would make video streaming of copyrighted material a felony, legislation that will… Read More

Votocracy looks to shake-up 2012 presidential race, recruits Average Joes to campaign online

Think you’re better equipped to run for president than Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney or Barack Obama? If so, Votocracy wants… Read More

Comcast wins high-speed broadband contract for Seattle’s Pioneer Square

Comcast has won a high-profile contract to provide high-speed Internet access to businesses and residences in Pioneer Square, an important… Read More

Map: Amazon’s sales tax battle

Amazon.com has been locked in an ongoing battle with several states over the collection of sales taxes. Most recently, the… Read More

Amazon cuts ties with affiliates in Connecticut, and how Jeff Bezos thinks about the sales tax issue

Amazon.com is shutting down its affiliate program in Connecticut, a move that comes after the state legislature passed a bill… Read More

SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy Winslow Sargeant on H1-B visas, Startup Weekend and more

Dr. Winslow Sargeant, the chief counsel for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, is in Seattle this week to… Read More

Rob McKenna: Friend or foe of tech?

Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna’s announcement that he will run for governor of the state could be met with… Read More

Weiner says to blame him, nothing wrong with Twitter

OK, we admit it, we tuned in to see the latest in the Anthony Weiner debacle today, as the Congressman… Read More

Comcast wants to serve Pioneer Square startups, bids on city broadband project

A few weeks ago, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn stood on First Avenue and asked Internet service providers to step up… Read More

Internet sales tax battle heats up for Amazon in California, Texas

California and Texas look to be headed in different directions on a contentious online sales tax debate, an issue that could… Read More

Rep. Weiner claims Twitter hack as lewd photo sent to Seattle college student

A Seattle college student has found herself in the middle of an Internet kerfuffle after a lewd photo was allegedly… Read More

Mayor McGinn promises high-speed Internet for parts of Pioneer Square

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn today laid out a proposal to encourage broadband Internet in a four-block area in Pioneer Square,… Read More

With gas prices rising, Zebigo.com rolls out new carpooling service in Seattle

Seattle drivers are accustomed to clogged roadways. But a new startup called Zebigo.com is hoping to relieve some of that… Read More

Socrata unveils the new data.gov, opening vault on government data

At the Technology Alliance annual luncheon in Seattle earlier this month, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra explained how the… Read More

Koester to Congress: It’s time to remove regulatory friction

Zaarly co-founder Eric Koester, the Seattle startup attorney-turned-entrepreneur, testified in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on… Read More

America’s chief geek Aneesh Chopra: ‘Today is the best time to be an innovator’

Aneesh Chopra, the chief technology officer of the U.S., laid out his vision for how America can boost entrepreneurship, spark… Read More

Eric Koester to testify in D.C. on how to simplify startup financing

Eric Koester thinks the startup company formation process needs to be streamlined, eliminating “friction points” tied to government regulation. And… Read More

Amid tax fights in other states, Amazon announces facilities in Indiana and Arizona

Amazon.com continues its march across the country, announcing new fulfillment centers to handle the shipping and distribution of goods. The… Read More

Amazon.com is threatening to pull out of Tennessee over sales tax issues

First Texas. Then South Carolina. Now, Amazon.com is reportedly considering canceling plans for two distribution centers in Tennessee. Once again,… Read More

Reading the Situation Room photo with startup eyes

Guest Commentary: Blogging Tuesday about the already famous White House photo of the Situation Room during the bin Laden operation,… Read More

Obama to tout Startup America, entrepreneurship at Facebook ‘Town Hall’

President Barack Obama today plans to host a Town Hall event at Facebook’s headquarters in Silicon Valley in a move… Read More

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. goes on an anti-tech rant, blames the iPad for U.S. job losses

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. appears to think technology gadgets — including tablet computers like the iPad — are the reason… Read More

Photo of the day: Governor Gregoire learns to Swype

Governor Chris Gregoire loves to promote Washington products, from wine to cherries to airplanes. And now she’s got another one… Read More

Gov. Gregoire: Washington businesses have donated more than $7M to earthquake relief

PopCap Games raised more than $200,000 this past weekend for Japan’s earthquake relief efforts by donating proceeds from mobile app… Read More