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Rob McKenna

Fantasy football is a skill, Washington state lawmaker contends, making new push for legalization

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Skill or chance: Which is it when you play fantasy football? State Sen. Doug Ericksen, R- Ferndale,… Read More

A 6-year-old’s pitch; an app to save your marriage; and other comments of the week

The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “Feature request: Deduct points … when phone is thrown… Read More

RealNetworks settles suit for $2.4M over unwanted charges

RealNetworks has settled a suit brought by Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna over unwanted charges that consumers received on… Read More

State AGs sound alarm over Google privacy changes

In a letter today to Google CEO Larry Page, attorneys general from dozens of states question the company’s plan to… Read More

Here’s what Jay Inslee wants to do to keep the state’s tech industry humming

There’s no shortage of ideas in Jay Inslee’s economic plan for Washington state. The Democratic candidate for governor released a… Read More

Video: Rob McKenna looks to knock multi-million dollar scheme off Facebook

Facebook unites hundreds of millions of people each day, but lurking in the shadows are some bad actors who treat… Read More

Facebook, Washington AG file suits over ‘likejacking’ scheme

Facebook and Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna today filed lawsuits against Adscend Media, an ad network that allegedly is… Read More

WA governor hopefuls Inslee and McKenna on tech issues

It wasn’t an official debate, but two of Washington state’s candidates for governor in 2012 got a chance to show… Read More

Washington AG joins opposition to AT&T’s T-Mobile acquisition

(Updated below with T-Mobile statement) Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna today joined the opposition to AT&T’s $39 billion acquisition… Read More

$99 Smurfberries? Apple closes iOS loophole under pressure from Washington AG

Sorry, kids, no more spending your college fund in Smurfs’ Village. Apple this week sent word to Washington state’s Attorney… Read More

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