Employment Is High, But So Is Poverty Jeannie Yandel talks to Dona Ponepinto, president and CEO of United Way of Pierce County about a new study commissioned by United Way that found one in ... Jeannie Yandel
Five Things Seattle Can Do When It Wins The Jackpot Tonight Everybody’s dreaming about how they could spend all that money when they win that $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot – the biggest lottery prize ever in the... Gil Aegerter
Seattle Group Pushes To Restrict Criminal Background Checks For Housing Bill Radke speaks with Columbia Legal Services attorney Merf Ehman and Evan Loeffler, a lawyer who focuses on landlord tenant relations, about a... Bill Radke
Seattle Wants More Backyard Cottages Bill Radke talks to KUOW's Joshua McNichols about the case the city of Seattle is making for more backyard cottages. Joshua McNichols
Refugees Rely On Host Families As Seattle-Area Rents Rise A pot of lentils simmers in the kitchen of an upscale home in Burien. Two teen brothers and their two younger sisters keep watch. They’re Eritrean... Liz Jones
Critics Say Mayor's Emergency Homelessness Plan Falls Short Kim Malcom talks to Daniel Malone, executive director of the Downtown Emergency Service Center, about why Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's emergency plan on... Allie Ferguson
Just How Heavy Is Seattle's Tax Burden? Being asked to pay extra for transit or schools is a regular event for Seattle voters. In Tuesday's election, they backed the $930 million Move Seattle... Carolyn Adolph
Seattle's District 3 Candidates Aren't Pulling Any Punches Pamela Banks, a candidate for Seattle’s District 3 council seat, calls her opponent "Budget Rally." Isolde Raftery
Does Seattle Need Commercial Rent Control? Ross Reynolds speaks with Dave Meinert, owner of the Comet and several other businesses. He is a supporter of Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant's... Kate OConnell
Squalid Apartments Drive City Council Measure To Stop Slumlords Kim Malcolm speaks with Seattle City Council member Nick Licata about why he co-sponsored a measure to protect renters from slumlords. Allie Ferguson