Grab a hot beverage. 

We’re going to get right into early returns from yesterday’s midterm election, and there is plenty to talk about. 

Statewide initiatives, races that will impact the balance of Congress and our state legislature, and some consequential votes at the city level. 

Seattle Now host Paige Browning is here to break it all down.

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Grab a hot beverage. 
We&rsquo;re going to get right into early returns from yesterday&rsquo;s midterm election, and there is plenty to talk about.&nbsp;
Statewide initiatives, races that will impact the balance of Congress and our state legislature, and some consequential votes at the city level.&nbsp;
Seattle Now host Paige Browning is here to break it all down.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
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Grab a hot beverage.   We’re going to get right into early returns from yesterday’s midterm election, and there is plenty to talk about.   Statewide initiatives, races that will impact the balance of Congress and our state legislature, and some consequential votes at the city level.   Seattle Now host Paige Browning is here to break it all down.

A first look at WA's election results

Mayor Wilson partially vetoes RV regulations, conservative money pours into WA's Supreme Court races, and the CDC rejects WA's request for a faster measles test.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Mayor Wilson <a href="https://www.kuow.org/governing/2026-11-02/seattle-mayor-partially-vetoes-rv-regulations">partially vetoes</a> RV regulations, conservative money pours into WA's Supreme Court races, and the CDC rejects WA's request for a faster measles test.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Mayor Wilson partially vetoes RV regulations, conservative money pours into WA's Supreme Court races, and the CDC rejects WA's request for a faster measles test.

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Earlier this year, a Seattle woman died after she stopped taking her life-saving medication for epilepsy. She did so, after consulting ChatGPT. Her family is now suing OpenAI. We talk with UW professor Chirag Shah about AI's growing role in dispatching medical advice and how to navigate it.

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Earlier this year, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/well/ai-chatgpt-medication-epilepsy-death.html">a Seattle woman died</a> after she stopped taking her life-saving medication for epilepsy. She did so, after consulting ChatGPT. Her family is now suing OpenAI. We talk with <a href="https://ischool.uw.edu/people/faculty/profile/chirags">UW professor Chirag Shah</a> about AI's growing role in dispatching medical advice and how to navigate it.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.&nbsp;<a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
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Earlier this year, a Seattle woman died after she stopped taking her life-saving medication for epilepsy. She did so, after consulting ChatGPT. Her family is now suing OpenAI. We talk with UW professor Chirag Shah about AI's growing role in dispatching medical advice and how to navigate it.

Millions use chatbots for medical advice. The results can be deadly

Some Washington immigration organizations are suing to stop Trump administration interference in the upcoming election, a dairy worker in Washington has died from bird flu, and the last original Reign player has retired.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. 

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Some Washington immigration organizations are <a href="https://www.kuow.org/elections/2026-11-02/washington-immigrant-labor-groups-accuse-feds-of-voter-intimidation">suing to stop</a>&nbsp;Trump administration interference in the upcoming election, a dairy worker in Washington has died from bird flu, and the last original Reign player has retired.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.&nbsp;<a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or <a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">leave us feedback online</a> or on <a href="https://meet.kuow.org/question/">the KUOW App.</a>

Washington immigration organizations are suing to stop Trump administration interference in the upcoming election, a dairy worker in Washington has died from bird flu, and the last original Reign player has retired.

A first look at WA's election results

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