Governor-elect Ferguson opposes wealth tax to fix WA's budget, Microsoft to cut jobs, and Seattle Humane will take in 60 pets from Los Angeles shelters. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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Governor-elect Ferguson <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/ferguson-skeptical-of-wealth-tax-pitches-broad-cuts-to-address-wa-budget-gap">opposes wealth tax</a> to fix WA's budget, Microsoft to cut jobs, and Seattle Humane <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-humane-is-taking-in-pets-from-california-here-s-how-you-can-help">will take in</a> 60 pets from Los Angeles shelters. It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a>&nbsp;to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
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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.

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.

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This week…

Uber and Lyft drivers say there's too much competition on the road.

Washington and British Columbia are now in different time zones.

And the King County Library is throwing it back to the 90s by letting adults read for free pizza.

Drag Queen and Entrepreneur Chase Burns and Stranger News Editor Vivian McCall are here to break down the week.

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, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.

This week&hellip;
Uber and Lyft drivers say there's too much competition on the road.
Washington and British Columbia are now in different time zones.
And the King County Library is throwing it back to the 90s by letting adults read for free pizza.
Drag Queen and Entrepreneur Chase Burns and Stranger News Editor Vivian McCall are here to break down the week.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> 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&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>.

This week…  Uber and Lyft drivers say there's too much competition on the road.  Washington and British Columbia are now in different time zones.  And the King County Library is throwing it back to the 90s by letting adults read for free pizza.  Drag Queen and Entrepreneur Chase Burns and Stranger News Editor Vivian McCall are here to break down the week.

Casual Friday with Chase Burns and Vivian McCall

WA sues over Trump's new tariffs, measles are spreading in WA, and transit agencies share their game plan for the World Cup.

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.

Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.

<a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-joins-24-state-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-trump-s-latest-tariffs">WA sues</a> over Trump's new tariffs, measles are spreading in WA, and transit agencies share their game plan for the World Cup.
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://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a>&nbsp;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&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">&nbsp;leave us feedback online</a>.

WA sues over Trump's new tariffs, measles are spreading in WA, and transit agencies share their game plan for the World Cup.

Seattle is in dire need of more housing density.

The city also wants to be climate conscious in a warming world.

Right now, those two goals are at odds with one another in some instances and it’s slowing the development of necessary middle housing.

We’ll talk more about that with Seattle Times reporter Greg Kim.

Read his reporting here.

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, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.

Seattle is in dire need of more housing density.
The city also wants to be climate conscious in a warming world.
Right now, those two goals are at odds with one another in some instances and it&rsquo;s slowing the development of necessary middle housing.
We&rsquo;ll talk more about that with Seattle Times reporter Greg Kim.
Read his reporting <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/seattles-climate-and-housing-efforts-bottlenecked-by-power-poles/">here</a>.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> 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&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>.

Seattle is in dire need of more housing density.  The city also wants to be climate conscious in a warming world.  Right now, those two goals are at odds with one another in some instances and it’s slowing the development of necessary middle housing.  We’ll talk more about that with Seattle Times reporter Greg Kim.

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