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What’s Howard’s end? Former Starbucks CEO is ripping Washington state again

For the second time in the past 60 days, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has penned an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal that takes direct aim at the state’s political leadership, calling Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson “inept” and noting that Gov. Bob Ferguson continues to “burden businesses with one tax increase after another.” Read More

Despite business angst, Washington climbs in CNBC’s state rankings — but still trails its former standing

Washington climbed three spots to No. 11 in CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business rankings, up from No. 14 last year, suggesting that many of the state’s underlying competitive strengths remain intact even as debate over its business climate has intensified. Read More

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What’s Howard’s end? Former Starbucks CEO is ripping Washington state again

Despite business angst, Washington climbs in CNBC’s state rankings — but still trails its former standing

T-Mobile exec Mike Katz exits after 28 years, as carrier reshuffles top ranks and taps ex-AT&T leader

Gov. Bob Ferguson taps Amazon, Microsoft and others as concerns over Washington economy grow

Inside OpenAI’s new Bellevue office: A swanky statement about AI’s impact on the Seattle region

Microsoft and Amazon, together on housing: Tech giants find common ground in push for policy changes

Big tech takes a backseat to big science in Washington governor’s annual address

Ferguson’s AI balancing act: Washington governor wants to harness innovation while minimizing harms

A tale of two Seattles in the age of AI: Harsh realities and new hope for the tech community

Washington governor approves new business taxes, acknowledges potential ‘unintended consequences’

Researchers, politicians rally for science in Seattle as part of national protest against Trump cuts

Here are the 18 members of Washington state’s new Artificial Intelligence Task Force

Washington state lawmakers pass bill to protect privacy of consumer health data

Washington state AG joins antitrust lawsuit targeting Google’s ad business

Amazon and Washington AG reach agreement on criminal background check notices for Flex drivers

Judge rejects Facebook’s attempt to declare Washington state campaign ad law unconstitutional

‘Gold standard’ or unconstitutional? Facebook and Wash. state AG spar over political ad disclosure law

Signature shortage: The future of Washington state’s capital gains tax is in the hands of state Supreme Court

Washington state AG sues ‘deceptive’ tech sales training company

Washington state capital gains tax update: Attorney general seeks appeal to reinstate controversial law

Amazon to pay $2.25M to resolve Washington state AG’s claims of price fixing on third-party products

Amazon settles for $2.5M with Washington AG over pesticide sales by third-party merchants

Google settles with Washington AG for $423K over political ads

GeekWire Podcast: How science and politics are influencing the debate over post-pandemic life

Washington state AG accuses feds of trying to ‘undermine’ states in T-Mobile-Sprint lawsuit

Premera Blue Cross to pay $10M to 30 states for health data breach

Amazon pays $700,000 as part of pact with Washington state AG to crack down on toxic school supplies nationwide

Did Comcast mislead customers? Washington state makes case against telecom giant

Uber to pay Washington state drivers $2.2M in multistate $148M settlement over 2016 data breach