News Brief: British Columbia will contribute $300,000 toward a study that will look into the business case for an ultra-high-speed transit system connecting Vancouver, Seattle and Portland. B.C. Premier John… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is making a habit of taking on the Trump administration. In the past week, he did it twice. At a White House summit of governors last… Read More
Internet providers will be required to treat all lawful content the same in Washington state under a landmark net neutrality law that just became official. Gov. Jay Inslee signed a… Read More
Internet companies may still need to comply with net neutrality standards if they want to do business in Washington state — even if the Obama-era regulations are repealed tomorrow. Gov. Jay… Read More
In an industrial Seattle warehouse with plywood walls and exposed pipes, a group of about 60 people gathered Wednesday to mark a breakthrough that Washington Gov. Jay Inslee believes “we… Read More
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee joined with other governors today in New York to declare they’re “squarely on track” to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement that the… Read More
Amazon will no doubt get offers from all over the nation for its second headquarters project, but Washington officials are talking about how they can keep the retail giant inside… Read More
A high speed train with a one hour travel time between Seattle and Vancouver B.C. sounds like a pipe dream, but Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said the state is working… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee kicked off the Casual Connect gaming convention Tuesday, pitching the state as the center of casual gaming in North America, if not the world. Inslee’s speech… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is already seeing results of his new executive order that encourages self-driving technology testing. Torc Robotics, a Virginia Tech spinout developing autonomous vehicle technology, just completed… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wants to ensure that his state is at the forefront of autonomous vehicle development. The governor on Wednesday signed an executive order that encourages pilot tests of… Read More
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in town for the annual Microsoft CEO Summit this week, and he had some time to squeeze in a meeting with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.… Read More
TACOMA, Wash. — Cody Meyer, 23, was a flagger in bright yellow clothes for a private company installing fiber-optic cable on a road in Issaquah, Wash. on Dec. 15, 2015. A man… Read More
This week in Seattle: The mayoral race heats up; Scoop partners with the city to promote carpooling; Earth Day celebrations kick off; and Gov. Inslee calls for a special session.… Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Genny Carter made Gov. Jay inslee check his wallet. Yep. He was carrying his driver’s license. Cleared for driving, Inslee piled several staff members into the back… Read More
A philosophical collision on climate change is inevitable between the two Washingtons. But how much that collision will affect Washington state is still up in the air. Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee… Read More
LYNNWOOD, Wash. – Washington Gov. Jay Inslee today laid out a down-to-earth prescription for keeping the Evergreen State competitive in the aerospace industry, which a new report says is having a… Read More
Updated with comments from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark below. VANCOUVER, B.C. — Seattle and Vancouver are two peas in a pod in many ways,… Read More
(Updated at 11:45 a.m. to clarify and add comments from Gov. Inslee’s campaign). Bill Bryant says he has a plan to promote innovation in Washington state. To call the Republican… Read More
A “computation issue” has allowed more than 3,200 prisoners in Washington state to be released early, the governor’s office said today. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement on Tuesday… Read More
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee today proposed a new $39 billion budget which includes a plan to raise taxes, with much of the new state revenue coming through a newly-proposed… Read More
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed a bill today that would have regulated government use of surveillance drones amid concerns over public information disclosure. House Bill 2789, which saw overwhelming… Read More
In yet another example of the Seahawks craze going on in Seattle right now, local politicians are changing the names of ferry vessels, mountains, cities and the state bird to… Read More
Fast Internet speeds are coming to those living in the not-so-populated areas of Washington. A three-year, $140 million project to bring broadband Internet to rural Washington is finally completed, as… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, speaking to the crowd at GeekWire Startup Day this morning, suggested looking at the economy in a different way: Innovation Per Dollar (IPD). Inslee noted that… Read More
Students across Washington did some serious algebra work this week — and I mean serious like 400,000 problems in four days kind of work. As part of the Washington State Algebra Challenge,… Read More
Washington high schools will now allow computer science classes to count as a math or science requirement toward high school graduation. Today at Seattle’s Rainier Beach High School, Washington Governor… Read More
There’s no shortage of ideas in Jay Inslee’s economic plan for Washington state. The Democratic candidate for governor released a 30-page jobs plan — divided into seven subsections — on… Read More
It wasn’t an official debate, but two of Washington state’s candidates for governor in 2012 got a chance to show off their technology chops today in front of an audience… Read More