31 Percent Of U.S. Households Have Trouble Paying Energy Bills A report released Wednesday by the Energy Information Administration announced that African Americans, Hispanics and people with children were most impacted. Sasha Ingber
You asked about the crisis of homelessness in Seattle. Here are some answers There's a lot of money in Seattle these days. Companies like Amazon and Starbucks are based here, and construction has been booming. But our city has... Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 7 mins
Why are wealthy school districts in WA about to get richer? Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times reporter Neal Morton about why some wealthier school districts are getting a bigger boost in funding than poorer... Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 6 mins
'It's embarrassing': A Seattle doctor confronts racial bias in medicine Dr. Rachel Pearson got her start working with poor people in Texas, many of them people of color. Which got her thinking about how doctors learn by... Ann Dornfeld Play AudioListen 5 mins
Some seniors can't afford to buy vegetables. This truck helps. Most of the poor people in our region live in the suburbs. That can create problems for organizations like Food Lifeline, a nonprofit food distribution... Posey Gruener Play AudioListen 2 mins
To understand suburban poverty, come to South King County Emily Fox speaks with Brookings researcher Elizabeth Kneebone, co-author with Alan Berube of "Confronting Suburban Poverty in America." Kneebone and... Emily Fox Play AudioListen 5 mins
King County as 'poster child' for suburbanization of poverty If you're a kid of color living in poverty in our region, getting to college can be tough. The Road Map Project has been trying to help for seven years.... Patricia Murphy Play AudioListen 2 mins
What if Trump's government paid you to be a couch potato? What if you got paid $1,000 month ... for doing nothing? That’s a serious proposal that one prominent Washington state labor leader wants President... David Hyde Play AudioListen 5 mins
Should carbon emissions be taxed? Environmentalists are split If you could make energy companies pay $25 for every ton of CO2 they emitted, would you? What if that tax increased your electric bill and the cost of... Ashley Ahearn Play AudioListen 6 mins
20 years after welfare reform, 'deep poverty' worse in Washington Monday marked 20 years since the welfare system was overhauled by the federal government. The reforms have played out differently in every state,... Paige Browning Play AudioListen 2 mins