Seattle Now

Costco shareholders vote to keep DEI practices, environmental crimes would be felonies under proposed bill, and Boeing lost nearly $4 billion last quarter. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week…  Week one of the second Trump administration started with a flurry of changes. Amazon workers heading back to the office are jamming up the commute.  And Mariner favorite Ichiro Suzuki is now in the Baseball Hall of Fame… One vote away from perfection. Geekwire Co-Founder Todd Bishop and Commute Seattle Director Alex Hudson 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order, former Auburn cop sentenced to 16 years, and Maple Valley's Brandi Carlile receives her first Oscar nomination. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Washington man who was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy, is out of federal prison. On Monday, President Donald Trump commuted Ethan Nordean’s sentence. Nordean was among the nearly 1,600 people who were pardoned, or had their sentences commuted, for their role in the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. KUOW's Casey Martin tells us about this development and the reaction to it. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Project 2025 proposes big changes for nuclear cleanup at Hanford, tariffs on Canadian imports could boost energy bills in WA, and King County passes a "Youth Bill of Rights."  It’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. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Genetic material is deeply personal, and powerful. Now, Seattle-based Variant Bio has a plan to develop drugs for metabolic disorders, using data collected from Indigenous populations. In exchange, they’re offering financial benefits and revenue sharing. We'll hear from company's Director of Ethics and Engagement and University of Washington School of Medicine bioethicist Susan Brown Trinidad. You can watch the Seattle School Board meeting here. You can watch state lawmakers talk about education funding 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WA Attorney General sues to stop Trump's birthright citizenship order, farmworkers rally in Olympia, and Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki is elected to the Hall of Fame. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington is a deep blue state -- and that can be frustrating to Republicans who feel like they can never get a vote passed. That's why some Republicans are packing up and leaving town, making the state even bluer, according to new data, as more and more Democrats move in. KUOW's Scott Greenstone brings us the story. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Movement to put a lid over I-5 is gaining steam, PSE gas and electricity rates to increase, and a state law that protects immigrants could see challenges under Trump. 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week: The wildfires in California are resonating here in Washington, there’s a new governor at the helm, and Starbucks says only paying customers can use the bathroom or hang out in the store. Author Jodi-Ann Burey and Factal editor Joe Veyera are here to break down the week. Click here to read Geekwire's reporting on "HuskySwap." 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.