Tuesday Evening Headlines Expedia announces layoffs, King County pledges $1 million to help asylum seekers, and WA's snowpack is the worst in the West. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Paige Browning
Symbolic or pointless? Measure against nonexistent local income taxes could appear on Washington ballots The first of three voter initiatives to get hearings this week would ban income taxes at the state and local levels in Washington – but an analysis shows it wouldn't change any current laws. Jeanie Lindsay
Congressional leaders hope to avoid a shutdown. But Ukraine aid is still unclear After tense talks in the Oval Office, congressional leaders said they were hopeful they could reach a deal to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday. But they appeared divided on Ukraine aid. Tamara Keith
Could IVF access be protected nationally? One senator has a plan Senator Tammy Duckworth has introduced a bill to protect access to IVF. She tells NPR about her own experience with fertility treatments and her attempts to build bipartisan support for her bill. Sarah Handel
Young Michigan voters are 'uncommitted' to Biden; U.S. airman dies of self-immolation Michigan voters critical of Biden's support of Israel call on people to vote "uncommitted" in the state's primary. An Oxford scholar explains the history of self-immolation as political protest. Suzanne Nuyen
Why do I declare a party on my Washington presidential primary ballot? (And other things you should know) Ballots for Washington's 2024 presidential primary election are now arriving in mailboxes across the state. KUOW Staff
Monday Evening Headlines Feds sue to block Kroger-Albertsons merger, bill to limit rent increases dies in Olympia, and it's about to get real cold in Seattle again. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Paige Browning
The Supreme Court will hear challenges to Texas and Florida social media laws These cases raise a critical question for the First Amendment and the future of social media: whether states can force the platforms to carry content they find hateful or objectionable. Carrie Johnson
Washington strippers want a bill of rights Lawmakers in Olympia are considering a bill that would improve working conditions for strippers. Activists are planning a rally at the statehouse today KUOW’s labor and economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg explains. Patricia Murphy
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says she'll step down March 8 The decision is not a surprise. McDaniel previously said she'd step down after the South Carolina primary, which was held Saturday. NPR Washington Desk
