'Silver Alert' For Seniors May Come To Washington State When the Legislature convenes next week, Rep. Sherry Appleton plans to introduce a bill for a silver alert system in Washington state. Similar to the... Ruby de Luna
What King County Wants From The State Legislature, Hint: Transportation Ross Reynolds talks to King County Executive Dow Constantine about the transportation issues facing the county this year. Ross Reynolds Amina Al-Sadi
Is 2015 The Year Washington Gets A Transportation Package? Ross Reynolds talks with KUOW Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about the upcoming session and what's in store for transportation. Ross Reynolds Hannah Burn
Oil Train Safety And Taxes On Lawmakers’ Agenda For 2015 SEATTLE — For the past few years, a growing number of trains have been bringing “rolling pipelines” of oil from North Dakota to ports and refineries in... Ashley Ahearn
How Will The Legislature Fund Basic Education? Marcie Sillman talks with KUOW's Olympia correspondent, Austin Jenkins, about the upcoming session and what that could mean for education funding in... Marcie Sillman Hannah Burn
Speaker Frank Chopp's Tearful Story Of Sister With Mental Illness State Speaker of the House Frank Chopp’s path to politics began in Bremerton, Washington, in a surplus housing unit from the Navy Yard. He started as an... Ross Reynolds Hannah Burn
New Background Checks Take Effect For Washington Gun Sales Initiative 594 took effect Thursday, and Washington joined six other states with the broadest background checks for gun sales. Cheryl Stumbo and other... Amy Radil
What Will Convince Drivers To Put Down Their Cell Phones? Texting while driving increases the crash risk 23 times – similar to driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.19 (the max in Washington state is 0.08).... Bill Radke
Washington State Republican Responds To Possible Gun Legislation Ross Reynolds talks to Rep. Jay Rodne (R- 5th District) about Rep. Ruth Kagi's gun bill regarding child access to guns. It would make a person guilty of... Ross Reynolds Amina Al-Sadi
The Post-Election Headlines From Olympia Bill Radke talks with KUOW Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about expanded background checks for gun sales and the changed balance of power in the... Bill Radke
