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Seattle Now
Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.Social links:
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Should WA foster families be required to support LGBTQ+ youth?
Are Washington foster caretakers required to support a child’s LGBTQ+ identity? That’s the question at the heart of a lawsuit in Washington state, that could impact thousands of foster children. We’ll hear more from KUOW’s Eilis O’Neill. Vote for Seattle Now to win a Signal Listener's Choice Awa…
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Tuesday Evening Headlines
Gov. Ferguson orders salary survey after ferry sickout, two million invasive green crabs captured over the past year in WA, and we celebrate "larch madness" in the Cascades. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Vote for Seattle Now to win a Signa…
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Films compete to make the Oscars at this week’s Tasveer Film Festival
In a year full of movie theater closures and layoffs in the Seattle area, there have also been success stories. The Egyptian and the Varsity Theaters are both under new ownership and reopening. And the former Arc Lodge in Columbia City opened for year-round programming as the Tasveer Film Center …
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Monday Evening Headlines
King County is undercounting its unhoused Indigenous residents, flu cases are surging among kids, and Kirkland releases the Kraken with new plan for iceplex. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Vote for Seattle Now to win a Signal Listener's Choi…
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Trump admin clashes with Microsoft on H-1B visas (again)
Vote for Seattle Now to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award! We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, l…
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Yes, Seattle has style. Here’s how to develop yours.
They say Seattle can’t dress…. and they are WRONG. We got style! And fall is the perfect time to show it. On today’s episode we’ll talk with two people who are passionate about how Seattleites express themselves through clothes. Anna Banana owns and runs the Capitol Hill vintage and vintage-insp…
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The debate over I-645, WA’s “millionaire’s tax”
Today, we’re helping you prep for next month’s election with KUOW’s “Soundside.” The fate of the high earners income tax, sometimes called the “Millionaire’s Tax," is in the hands of Washington voters. This year, Democrats in Olympia passed a nearly 10 percent tax on every dollar of household in…
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Friday Evening Headlines
Senator Patty Murray is trying to end the practice of using AI tools to screen some Medicare requests, Seattle courts are taking a new approach to misdemeanor charges, and some politicians want to lower the income threshold of the so-called millionaire's tax. It’s our daily roundup of top stories …
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Casual Friday with Rachel Horgan and Joe Veyera
This week... Washington ferry riders were left at the dock. Walmart is fine tuning a plan to bring drone deliveries to the Seattle area. And a new lawsuit claims some “sugar free” Starbucks drinks actually have more sugar than your favorite candy. Factal Editor Joe Veyera and Weekly Seattle Ho…
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Thursday Evening Headlines
The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from the H-1B Visa program, two Seattle high schools are implementing weapons detectors at their campuses, and Costco customers may be getting a piece of a large settlement due to misleading marketing emails. It’s our daily roundup of top stories fr…
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