Scott Greenstone
Politics Reporter
About
Scott Greenstone covers politics for KUOW, from Congress all the way down the ballot. In the past, he’s covered everything from arts to homelessness to movie reviews for newspapers and radio.
After getting into news at his community college newspaper, he studied journalism at University of Oregon and interned for NPR's Weekend All Things Considered.
While at The Seattle Times, he co-produced the Outsiders podcast, which was named one of TIME's top 10 podcasts of 2020. Greenstone and the team were finalists for the University of Michigan’s Livingston Award for journalists under 35 for that project.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
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Politics
Is this the year rent limits pass?
For years, progressives have tried to fight the rising cost of living by instituting a kind of "rent control" – what proponents call "rent stabilization." There’s buzz this year that a rent stabilization bill could safely parachute onto the Governor’s desk.
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Politics
Republicans' unlikely ally: Gov. Ferguson
Republicans might have more influence this legislative session than they have in almost a decade. A big reason why is Governor Bob Ferguson. The newly elected Democrat has been warmer toward the GOP point of view than the previous administration was, pushing to close the state’s budget deficit through cuts rather than raising more revenue from taxes. That’s a welcome change for Rep. Travis Couture, the Republicans’ lead budget wrangler in the state House. He says Ferguson has been more aligned with, and welcoming of, Republican ideas than his predecessor was – but just how much actual power the Republican caucus will have over the final product remains to be seen.
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Politics
No security clearance, no government work. Seattle law firm faces Trump’s wrath
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday stripping lawyers at the Seattle firm Perkins Coie of their security clearance and access to government buildings.
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Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - 3/6-9
Soundside producer Jason Megatron Burrows is off to Emerald City Comic Con, but shares everything else exciting happening this weekend too!
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Politics
The graveyard shift: lessons from WA's dead bills (so far)
It’s an old saw in Olympia: A lawmaker’s job is not so much to pass good bills, but to kill bad ones (because there are just a lot of bad ones). Good or bad, this time of year is “Bill Killing Season” at the state capitol, having just passed two deadlines for the hundreds of policy and fiscal bills introduced this session.
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'Get used to it' - Department of Veterans Affairs announces 70,000 jobs will be cut
70,000. That’s the number of jobs the Veterans Affairs department will cut over the next six months. This comes from an internal VA memo leaked to the public this week. What will these cuts look like, and how will they impact the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States?
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Politics
Swap the logo? Sell the car? Seattle, a Tesla town, grapples with Elon Musk in Trump's orbit
From replacing the brand's logos with others to getting rid of the vehicles altogether, we heard from dozens of local drivers about how they're navigating the politics of Tesla ownership in 2025.
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Politics
The governor's honeymoon is over with Democrats
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Politics
Tesla's direct car sales loophole survives in Washington state — for now
Two bills that would’ve ended a loophole benefitting Tesla died in the Washington State Legislature last week.
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Politics
Hundreds of federal workers apply for unemployment in Washington state amid Trump's purge
Amid a surge of federal firings nationwide, 362 federal workers have applied for unemployment in Washington state between Jan. 20, when President Trump took office, and Tuesday, according to a report released on Friday by Washington’s Employment Security Department.