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  The Record

  April 13th | A very crowded race to be Seattle's next mayor

  Sixteen people -- so far -- have formally announced they’re running to be Seattle’s next mayor. Starting this week, we’re going to bring you interviews we’ve taped with the candidates to learn more about them and their vision for leading the city. Also, King County is launching a new program to curb rising rates of gun violence. And King County Executive Dow Constantine joins us to talk about rising COVID-19 cases counts and why he’s calling for the county’s top law enforcement official to step down.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Voter rights keep expanding in Washington state, as other states restrict

  Governor Inslee today signed into law a bill that restores voting rights to people with felony convictions as soon as they get out of prison. This new legislation builds on a number of new voting laws that went into effect in 2019. In context, Washington State’s expansion of voter access contrasts with a number of Republican-led states, where lawmakers have introduced hundreds of new laws to restrict voting.
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  These Are The Businesses Speaking Out Against Texas' Newly Proposed Election Laws

  Southwest, American Airlines, Dell and AT&T are all criticizing Republican-sponsored legislation in the state legislature aimed at curbing voter access.

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  Obama Transportation Secretary Hid Foreign Cash Loan

  Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire while in office in 2012.

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  Police Arrest Georgia Lawmaker As Governor Signs Law Overhauling Elections

  Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, is facing charges after refusing to stop knocking on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office door.

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  KUOW Newsroom

  This week in politics: Lines getting longer for Seattle mayoral and vaccine hopefuls

  We have a mayoral race - a real, rip-roaring Seattle mayoral contest.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  The struggle to define conservativism in central Washington

  Congressman Dan Newhouse, who represents the 4th District in central Washington, is known as a solid, business conservative, who earns tops ratings from groups like the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, the National Right to Life Committee, and the NRA’s political victory fund. But Newhouse is now facing a primary challenge over his vote to impeach ex-President Trump, although it’s not exactly from his right. The conflict within the Republican Party this year is over the meaning and the future of conservativism.
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  Week In Review

  Digging into pandemic emotions, this week

  Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut science reporter Hannah Weinberger, Publicola publisher and editor Erica Barnett and Seattle Met deputy editor Allison Williams.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  This week in politics: Is this the beginning of the beginning of the rest of our lives?

  All of Washington moves to phase three of reopening on March 22. Governor Jay Inslee announced the development on Thursday. The news came the same day President Joe Biden said all adults should be eligible for a Covid vaccine by May 1.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Lost your democracy vouchers, Seattle? Campaigns will help you out

  If you live in Seattle, you might have received an envelope full of Democracy Vouchers in the mail in recent weeks. Those slips of paper translate into real cash for local political campaigns.

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