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#StartupsEverywhere: Joe Wallace and Hank McCarrick (Coachella Valley, CA)
For our twenty-seventh #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Joe Wallace, the CEO and Chief Innovation Officer at the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP), and Hank McCarrick, the founder and CEO of Seco Sys.
Startup News Digest 10/20/17
The Big Story: Net neutrality fight continues. The period for commenting on the FCC’s proposed plans to roll back net neutrality rules may have closed, but the debate is far from over.
Engine Statement on the Support Our Startups Act
"Engine is proud to support the Support Our Startups Act, a bill that would reduce tax burdens on entrepreneurs in their first year of business. The bill from Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) would help startups hit the ground running by increasing they amount they can write off as federal tax deductions in their first year.
Senators, Congressmen Agree: Need to Find “Common Ground” on CDA 230
Members of Congress & witnesses at recent committee hearings agree that drafted legislation can be improved to better achieve the shared goal of stopping sex trafficking online.
Startup News Digest 10/13/17
The Big Story: Anti-Encryption Rhetoric from DOJ. The Justice Department launched a new attack on strong encryption this week.
Section 702 Spying and Its Impact on Startups
The debate over Internet surveillance is heating up on the Hill, and startups are watching.
Engine Support for Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act
Engine wrote to the House Financial Services Committee today in support of Rep. Emmer's H.R. 2201, the Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act.
Visiting the Rust Belt with Rise of the Rest
Visiting the Rust Belt with Rise of the Rest ...
Startup News Digest 10/6/17
The Big Story: House Takes Up Section 230 Debate. The discussions about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act -- a foundational Internet law that protects Internet platforms from being held liable for the speech of their users -- and efforts to fight online sex trafficking have kicked off in the lower chamber.
#StartupsEverywhere: Lee Reeves and Shadrach White (Tacoma, WA)
For our twenty-sixth #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Lee Reeves, co-founder of Startup253, and Shadrach White, founder and CEO of cloudPWR.
Testifying on Section 230
Tomorrow, our Executive Director Evan Engstrom will testify in front of a House subcommittee about the importance of a foundational Internet law and efforts to fight sex trafficking online.
What They Are Saying About The Importance of Protecting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
As Congress continues to debate Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and if it needs updating, we put together a guide of "What They Are Saying" about Section 230 and it's importance to the Internet ecosystem.
Startup News Digest 9/29/17
The Big Story: Lawmakers’ $40B Ask for Internet Access. Democrats in the House and the Senate have added boosting Internet access to their economic agenda.
Engine Statement on the Startup Act
Engine has long supported the Startup Act, since its first introduction in 2011, and we’re excited to support the newest iteration of the bill introduced this week.
Startup News Digest 9/22/17
The Big Story: Congress Debates Bill to Change Section 230. The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing this week on the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (S.1693) a well-intentioned but overly broad bill that could be harmful to Internet platforms.
#StartupsEverywhere: Joe Poeschl (Milwaukee, WI)
For our twenty fifth #StartupsEverywhere feature we talked with Joe Poeschl, Program Director and Co-Founder at The Commons.
Our Takeaways from the Senate Hearing on SESTA
The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on a new bill aimed at making it easier to penalize websites and online services that facilitate sex-trafficking.
While much of the hearing focused on the bipartisan and unanimous agreement that sex-trafficking is a tragedy that needs to be addressed, some lawmakers and witnesses noted the potential unintended consequences of the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (S.1693) as currently drafted.
The Top Ten Myths about SESTA’s (S. 1693) Impact on Startups
As the Senate begins to consider the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 "SESTA," we have have tried to debunk some of the myths the bill's sponsors are saying about the legislation. Learn more about what you can do to protect Section 230 here.
Startup News Digest 9/15/17
The Big Story: Senate CDA 230 Fight. We’ve spent much of the last few weeks warning about the unintended and potentially dangerous consequences of a well-intentioned bill called the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (S. 1693). The bill will be the focus of a Senate Commerce Committee hearing next week.
Startup News Digest 9/8/17
The Big Story: Trump Rescinds DACA. President Donald Trump’s administration announced this week that it will phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama-era policy that let 800,000 law-abiding undocumented immigrants stay and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation for renewable two-year periods. The administration’s decision gives Congress six months to pass immigration legislation before DACA protections are phased out.