Amy Radil
Reporter
About
Amy Radil is a reporter at KUOW covering politics, government, and law enforcement, along with the occasional arts story. She got her start at Minnesota Public Radio in Duluth, and freelanced for Marketplace and other programs from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Amy grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from Williams College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Politics
The calm before WA's budget storm: 2023 legislative session so far
We're just about halfway through the 2023 legislative session. That means budget talks are on the horizon.
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Government
Claim alleges Garfield County Jail failed to detect suicide for 18 hours
The family of a man who took his own life in a Garfield County Jail last April has filed an $8.5 million tort claim over his death.
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Crime
Bill to loosen some restrictions on WA police vehicle pursuits clears House committee
A bill that would change the state's controversial law limiting police vehicle pursuits cleared a key House committee in Olympia Thursday.
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Government
Seattle to launch civilian-based 911 response team in 2023
Seattle is testing a big change in its 911 response. The city plans to add a team of civilian mental health professionals to its 911 center later this year. It’s a small pilot project that's part of a move away from traditional police responses for certain emergencies.
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Crime
Police pursuit debate in WA Legislature involves dueling data sets
The state legislature is debating changes to a law restricting pursuits by police vehicles. But the debate has become a war of words -- and numbers. Advocates say the current law has led to fewer deaths. Critics say other lives may have been lost as a result of those constraints.
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Law & Courts
With rulings against racial bias, WA Supreme Court starts 'hard discussions'
Over the past five years, the Washington Supreme Court has issued a series of rulings aimed at combating a fraught problem within the legal system — implicit racial bias. The court has relied on a new legal test: whether an “objective observer” could see racial bias as a factor in who gets to serve on juries, who gets convicted — and who wins in court.
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Crime
Four white men who attacked Black DJ sentenced for federal hate crime in Seattle
Four white men were sentenced in federal court in Seattle Friday for a 2018 assault on a Black DJ in the city of Lynnwood. All four were convicted of committing a hate crime and making false statements. The man they attacked said his life is forever changed.
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Law & Courts
Capital gains tax challenge reaches Washington Supreme Court
The debate over whether wealthy people in Washington State should pay a capital gains tax has reached the Washington Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments in Quinn v. Washington on Thursday.
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Government
WA Democrats join nationwide rollout of ‘wealth tax’ proposals
Washington state Democrats Sen. Noel Frame and Rep. My-Linh Thai announced legislation Thursday to create a state wealth tax on financial assets in excess of $250 million. They say it could generate an estimated $3 billion per year to fund housing and education, and decrease the tax burden on working-class people.
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Government
At long last, Adrian Diaz sworn in as Seattle’s new police chief
After 29 months running the Seattle Police Department, Adrian Diaz said he was relieved and happy to be officially sworn in as Seattle’s next chief of police at City Hall on Thursday. His oldest son Alex pinned the badge onto his uniform as supporters applauded.