HB 1472, http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1472, the bill that enhances AP Computer Science and sets up a Computer Science task force is being held up in the Senate K-12 Committee by Chairman Steve Litzow, http://www.leg.wa.gov/senate/senators/Pages/litzow.aspx. This… Read More
I’m still fired up to go one more round on the importance of the tech sector getting more involved in public policy in general and in understanding our state’s investment in R&D specifically.… Read More
Today, Governor Inslee rolled out his budget “concepts” and a tax package billed as “closing loopholes”. You can read the full document here: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/budget13inslee/full_budgetpriorities.pdf In addition to extending the B&O surcharge of 0.3%… Read More
By: Chris Hahn, Appature It has been almost 15 years since Web 2.0 was first coined as a term (1999) to describe a vision of constant access, complete connectivity, and user control. The promises… Read More
The WTIA Health Trust, in March of 2013 launched a new initiative to offer competitively priced, fully-insured medical insurance benefits underwritten by Regence BlueShield to eligible member technology companies with 51-99 employees. Historically… Read More
Big data is an all-important term for today’s business world. The phrase refers to data created by technology that is too big, or too fast for the average database. It can be used… Read More
On Monday, March 19 the Washington Senate Majority Coalition Caucus, http://majoritycoalitioncaucus.org/ released its plan to support higher education in the 2013-15 budget, after several years of deep budget cuts and rising tuition. You can… Read More
Yesterday, on the first day of spring, the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, http://www.erfc.wa.gov, presented its quarterly economic and revenue forecast that is used to underpin the state operating budget for… Read More
Hello Readers, The Washington Dept. of Revenue, http://www.dor.wa.gov, has issued new rules on the taxation of computers, computer systems, software, both prepackaged and custom, and digital goods and services. This rule, known as… Read More
The 105 day legislative session in Olympia is now past the halfway mark, with a major legislative deadline looming. This Wednesday the 13th at 5 p.m. bills not pertaining to the budget have… Read More
