Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page.

It’s our chance to talk about the latest news with a rotation of plugged-in journalists and guests, taking a look at the headlines from the weekend and the stories that we'll be following as the week moves forward.

Guest: KUOW state government reporter, Sarah Mizes Tan

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Could the agricultural city of Yakima go blue this year? WA Democrats are hopeful
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Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page.
It&rsquo;s our chance to talk about the latest news with a rotation of plugged-in journalists and guests, taking a look at the headlines from the weekend and the stories that we'll be following as the week moves forward.
Guest: KUOW state government reporter, Sarah Mizes Tan
Related Links:
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<li><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-julio-rodriguez-unlikely-to-return-from-concussion-il-before-all-star-break/"></a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/us/politics/trump-again-makes-unfounded-claims-of-noncitizen-voting.html">Trump again makes unverifiable claims of noncitizen voting</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/appeals-court-allows-usps-to-move-forward-with-trumps-anti-mail-voting-order/">Appeals court allows USPS to move forward with Trump&rsquo;s anti-mail voting order, for now</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kuow.org/2026-07-13/could-the-agricultural-city-of-yakima-go-blue-this-year-wa-democrats-are-hopeful">Could the agricultural city of Yakima go blue this year? WA Democrats are hopeful</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/what-seattleites-and-others-had-to-say-about-jimothy-the-raccoon/">What Seattleites and others had to say about &lsquo;Jimothy&rsquo; the raccoon </a></li>
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Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

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Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page.