Scott Greenstone
Politics Reporter
About
Scott Greenstone covers politics for KUOW, from Congress all the way down the ballot. In the past, he’s covered everything from arts to homelessness to movie reviews for newspapers and radio.
After getting into news at his community college newspaper, he studied journalism at University of Oregon and interned for NPR's Weekend All Things Considered.
While at The Seattle Times, he co-produced the Outsiders podcast, which was named one of TIME's top 10 podcasts of 2020. Greenstone and the team were finalists for the University of Michigan’s Livingston Award for journalists under 35 for that project.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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Government
Girmay Zahilay enters King County executive race saying he represents ‘next generation’
King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay announced his plans to run for King County executive Monday, making him the third major candidate in recent weeks to apply for the job of running Washington's most populous county.
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Politics
Could Trump withhold federal funding from Washington state? Treasurer prepares for worst
As Washington state officials prep for a second Trump presidency, perhaps no state official has been more explicit than Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti about preparing for what he sees as the worst possible outcome: Donald Trump and his administration cutting federal funding to liberal states.
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'Most, if not all' customers will have power back by Tuesday, PSE says
Puget Sound Energy expects to fully restore power to "most if not all” customers by Tuesday, a spokesperson told KUOW.
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Politics
Washington stares into the (budget) abyss
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Politics
Here's who's running for King County executive (so far)
So far, two Democratic elected leaders have stepped up to run the second-largest county on the West Coast — Eastside County Councilmember Claudia Balducci and County Assessor John Arthur Wilson.
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Politics
The governor's gambit: Bob Ferguson's rise from chess champ to state leader
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Politics
Bob Ferguson, chess master and Washington's next governor, preps for Trump rematch
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Politics
WA governor and AG-elects prepare to stand up to Trump, Project 2025
Washington is the only blue state in the nation where the vote did not shift toward Donald Trump this week.
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Politics
In a redder America, Washington stands alone
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Politics
As America zigs, Washington zags
Take a break from staring at the New York Times needle and join us as we round up local election results.