Katie Campbell
Online Editor/Reporter
About
Katie joined KUOW's online team as an editor and reporter in 2024, after serving three years as senior producer of the local Morning Edition program. In addition to reporting on the news of the day, she brings readers some levity with a weekly news quiz and curates the KUOW Book Club. (Get her literary recommendations and analysis by signing up for the book club newsletter!)
Katie previously served listeners in Phoenix at member-station KJZZ. As an Arizona Capitol reporter, she reported on a statewide teacher strike and investigated two Arizona state representatives who, ultimately, departed the state House amid scandal. She also covered numerous elections, from rural county races to U.S. Senate contests and Arizona's role as a key battleground state in 2020. Katie's reporting was featured on an award-winning political podcast, which she launched and hosted for the Arizona Capitol Times.
She is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Journalism, a P-Patch gardener, and an auntie to two wonderful little terrors.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Stories
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Politics
Washington says goodbye to its mask mandate, but not its state of emergency...yet
Washington state lawmakers are moving forward with legislation to curb the governor’s executive powers. The move comes after strong use of the powers amid the pandemic, and as Governor Jay Inslee is rolling back some Covid-era orders.
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Seattle officials say they're fighting crime in this district. The community is fighting for their 'legacy'
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says he has a plan to stop crime in “hotspots,” like Little Saigon in the Chinatown-International District. But is that the right approach?
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Politics
These bills still have a chance as Washington lawmakers close the first half of 2022 session
It's crunch time in Olympia where lawmakers are moving forward with bills that survived their committee deadlines last week.
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Seattle sellers can 'kick back and let the market' decide what people will pay for their homes
Imagine paying $1 million for a house. Now, imagine paying $1 million plus the more than $2 million the owners already wanted
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Politics
Is it constitutional to make election lies a crime?
Washington Governor Jay Inslee wants state lawmakers to draw a hard line against election-related mis- and dis-information.
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Politics
Inslee has entered the 2022 session
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has entered the chat — also known as the Senate State Government and Elections Committee. Inslee testifies before the committee on behalf of his own proposal to criminalize some election-related disinformation and signs the first bills into law.
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Politics
'Safe' hospital staffing and limiting emergency powers: 2022 legislative check-in
Washington state lawmakers are working fast this session to correct the record on a number of issue including the state’s plan to fund long-term care and executive emergency powers.
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Politics
Police reform, guns, and pickleball: First week of Washington's 2022 session
Week one of the 2022 legislative session is in the bag – and it’s been a busy one.
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Washington grocery workers 'begging' for more hours as wages don't keep up with bills
Many grocery workers are running out of food at home and aren’t earning enough to make rent, according to a new study.
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Environment
Why 2021 was a whale of a year for orca sightings
Last year was a banner year for whale watching in Washington state. That is as long as you weren't looking for the region's resident endangered orcas.