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Seattle’s proposed business tax overhaul could ease costs for tech startups — until they scale

Seattle voters will decide this November on a major overhaul of the city’s business-and-occupation (B&O) tax. Supporters ...

Majority of Washington state school districts will limit student access to cellphones, smart devices

Students at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School in Seattle unlock pouches that contain their cellphones during the school day.

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Seattle voters will decide this November on a major overhaul of the city’s business-and-occupation (B&O) tax. Supporters pitch it as relief for small businesses and a safeguard for city services;… ...

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Joe Belfiore

Microsoft vice president Joe Belfiore took to Facebook on Tuesday night to announce an extended leave from the company where he has worked for 25 years. But fear not, he says, hel ...