Government

Week in Review: Covid, Edmonds, and Seattleites on Twitter

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Crosscut’s Hannah Weinberger, Publicola’s Erica Barnett, and Everett Herald’s Isabella Breda.

Government

WA and OR sue USPS in push for electric mail trucks

Washington and Oregon are suing the U.S. Postal Service for prioritizing gas-powered mail delivery trucks over electric ones

Politics

Why is Seattle dropping 2,000 misdemeanor cases?

Last week Seattle city attorney Ann Davison’s office announced that they would decline to prosecute almost 2,000 misdemeanor charges. The office says this is just a portion of the almost 5,000 case backlog left by Davison’s predecessor, Pete Holmes.

Week in Review: Biden in Seattle, Pike Place Market, and mask-optional transit

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times David Kroman, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan.

Politics

Activists, environment, and midterms: President Biden in Seattle

President Joe Biden is visiting Seattle for Earth Day.

Politics

President Biden's coming to town — but are Seattleites excited?

President Biden will be celebrating Earth Day with Governor Inslee and other local Democratic officials. He won a record 75% of the vote in King County during the 2020 election. But today he faces the lowest national approval ratings of his presidency. Soundside guest Sandeep Kaushik says that's due to overpromising during his campaign. Can he make up for those promises now?

Government

King County sheriff finalists cite challenges in crime, recruitment, and community trust

King County's next sheriff will likely come from Texas or Georgia. Or it will be the person currently running the office. The three finalists to become King County’s next sheriff spoke at a virtual press conference Tuesday. They all cited recruitment, rising crime, and building community trust as some of their top priorities.

Crime

Week in Review: Crime, redistricting, and malls

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with NPR's Martin Kaste, Crosscut's Mai Hoang, and Seattle Times Jonathan Martin.

Politics

Why are these 23 WA state lawmakers choosing not to seek re-election?

Twenty-three Washington state lawmakers have decided not to run for re-election this year. What’s the deal?

In timely but unexpected vote, U.S. Senate goes for permanent daylight saving time

The U.S. Senate Tuesday voted to adopt year-round daylight saving time. The measure now goes to the House for further consideration. This timely, but unexpected development raises the prospects for ending the twice-yearly changing of our clocks.