Austin Jenkins
Stories
-
Former Washington Senator Slade Gorton dies at 92
Former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton of Washington, a three-term Republican and 9/11 commissioner, died Tuesday at the age of 92. Gorton's death was confirmed...
-
She followed the rules and takes Covid seriously. But now an Olympia gym owner is ‘freaking pissed'
In February, Tiffany Krueger and her business partner Joanna Sather fulfilled their dream of opening a small training gym focused on serving women in...
-
$165K a week for COVID analysis? That’s how much WA paid a global consulting firm
In early June, as Gov. Jay Inslee was overseeing a phased reopening of the state, his budget office signed a contract with the elite international...
-
Breaking down Tuesday's primary results: Looking at a more diverse Legislature
KUOW's Austin Jenkins and Angela King discuss the results of Washington's primary election.
-
Politics
In Washington State, So Far It's State Workers Who Have Felt The Budget Squeeze
During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here's what is happening in Washington.
-
Appeals court upholds conviction of former WA state auditor, further appeals possible
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected an appeal by former Washington state Auditor Troy Kelley who sought to have his 2017...
-
Politics
Your guide to Washington’s crowded 2020 statewide races
Washington’s typically sleepy August primary will test the endurance of voters as they navigate a larger-than-usual crop of candidates. The robust...
-
A presidential year without a statewide initiative to the people? A first since 1928 in Washington
For the first time since Herbert Hoover won the presidency nearly a century ago, the state of Washington won’t have a statewide initiative to the people on the November ballot in a presidential election year.
-
Despite opposition from some WA lawmakers, financial disclosures will go back online
Over the objections of a bipartisan group of nearly two dozen state senators , Washington’s Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) has decided to stick with...
-
'Don’t be a sheep.' A SW Washington sheriff’s response to governor’s mask order
Hours after Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee announced a statewide mandate for people to wear masks in public, a Republican sheriff in southwest Washington appeared to urge open defiance of the order.