Articles about Politics – Page 24 of 42

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

New study: Seattle is one of the country’s most civically engaged cities, divided by race and socioeconomic status

Seattle is having what City Club Executive Director Diane Douglas describes as a “pregnant moment.” The city’s population is growing… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Mayor’s race reaches filing deadline, safe-injection sites under consideration, Seattle lands on fittest cities list, and more

Rapidly-evolving Seattle says goodbye to rockstar Chris Cornell The passing of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, at age 52 sent shockwaves through… Read More

Trump’s FCC poised to roll back Obama-era net neutrality regulations

Today the Federal Communications Commission begins the process of rolling back net neutrality rules that were implemented in 2015, under… Read More

This Week in Seattle: AG won’t stop suing Trump, Amazon HQ to host homeless shelter, new bike shares ride into town

Mayoral candidates line up in the wake of Murray’s exit Seattle Mayor Ed Murray ended his bid for re-election Tuesday… Read More

Trump signs cybersecurity executive order, mandating a move to cloud computing

President Donald Trump today signed a long-awaited executive order aimed at beefing up cybersecurity at federal government agencies – with a… Read More

Commentary: Why Seattle’s next mayor must partner with the tech community

[Editor’s note: Bill Schrier is the former chief technology officer for the City of Seattle, working under the administrations of Mayor… Read More

A tech candidate for Seattle mayor? Murray’s exit opens the door to outsiders

With Seattle Mayor Ed Murray stepping aside amid allegations of sexual abuse that he denies, the city’s mayoral race is… Read More

Seattle mayor ends bid for re-election, still denies sexual assault accusations

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray will not be seeking re-election for a second term because of sexual abuse allegations that are… Read More

Rep. Suzan DelBene on Trump budget cuts, virtual reality, and internet privacy

U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene is perhaps best known as an advocate for progressive technology policy. Before taking office as the representative… Read More

Reports: Faced with sexual abuse allegations, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is considering dropping out of the race

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray may not be seeking re-election, according to anonymous sources cited by KING5 and KOMO News. Murray… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he welcomes Trump’s H-1B visa review

During the campaign, President Donald Trump’s comments on work visas for skilled workers had leaders of the technology industry sweating.… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Beer, pot, music, and a city-wide income tax

Seattle takes first steps toward an income tax The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a motion that establishes a timeline to begin… Read More

Seattle City Council votes to move ahead with income tax on city’s wealthiest residents

The City of Seattle is ready to take the income tax debate to court. A bill passed unanimously by the Seattle City… Read More

White House taps former Microsoft CFO to run new American Technology Council

In an executive order issued Monday, President Donald Trump outlined plans to create an American Technology Council to help government… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Cities fight federal immigration crackdown, ST3 kicks off, and a serious pig-out

This Week in Seattle: Tension rises between the Trump administration and local jurisdictions over the federal government’s efforts to detain… Read More

Blue Origin and other space companies urge Congress to boost FAA’s funding

When senators asked executives from Blue Origin and other commercial space ventures what they could do to help them at… Read More

Seattle goes after commercial Airbnb operators with revised rules for short-term rentals

The Seattle City Council is taking a new approach to regulating short-term rentals, hoping to crack down on businesses that… Read More

In video call to space station, President Donald Trump calls for speeding up trips to Mars

Humans on Mars by 2024? President Donald Trump set that time frame today, almost certainly in jest, during a congratulatory… Read More

Scenes from the ‘other Washington’: D.C.’s March for Science sparks a chain reaction

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The scenery for the world’s most watched March for Science may have featured the political icons of the… Read More

‘The oceans are rising and so are we.’ Photos, tweets, and more from Seattle’s March for Science

It’s a soggy Seattle Saturday but that didn’t deter thousands of activists from marching for climate research and sound science policy… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Mayoral race heats up with income tax proposals and new contenders

This week in Seattle: The mayoral race heats up; Scoop partners with the city to promote carpooling; Earth Day celebrations… Read More

New tool promotes empathy by asking Facebook users to follow their political opposites

A polarizing election has left the country deeply divided and social media widens that chasm by surrounding us with like-minded people. Recognizing… Read More

Steve Ballmer launches USAFacts, using business principles for an unprecedented government report

Steve Ballmer is a numbers guy. The former Microsoft CEO and current L.A. Clippers owner was renowned for using data… Read More