Scott Greenstone
Politics Reporter, Host of Sound Politics
About
Scott Greenstone covers PNW politics for KUOW, from Congress to county officials, and how decisions in the other Washington affect life here. He co-hosts Sound Politics with Libby Denkmann.
Greenstone came to KUOW in 2024, after working at KNKX and the Seattle Times. He produced and helped report "Outsiders," which was named a top 10 podcast of 2020 by TIME magazine. Greenstone has written everything from homelessness coverage to business news to movie reviews for newspapers and radio. He studied Journalism and Comparative Literature at the University of Oregon.
Before that, Greenstone was homeschooled, which is probably why he's like that.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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WA Democrats’ ‘millionaires tax’ is here, but Ferguson doesn’t support it yet
WWashington state Democrats are set to unveil their proposal for an income tax on “high earners.” Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday that he’s skeptical of this version of the bill.
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Washington state voters have rejected income taxes 10 times. Is this year different?
Washingtonians have rejected income taxes 10 times in the last 90 years. Democrats and even Republicans have tried and failed. So why is the vibe among tax reform advocates so optimistic in 2026?
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'Not our America.' Washington state leaders condemn federal shootings in Minnesota
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown held a press conference Monday to emphatically condemn federal actions in Minnesota and hint at their preparations should the Trump administration crack down similarly in Washington state.
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How do you measure a year in Trump?
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Incoming: a state income tax showdown with Ferguson onboard
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Katie Wilson: Socialist mayor running a capitalist city
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New year, new Washington laws, new legislative session
You like laws? We got some new ones in 2026. And taxes.
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Gerrymander Washington state? Democrats want to talk about it
As red and now blue states around the country try to redraw their congressional maps, the conversation in Washington state to this point has been: There’s "literally no way." But Joe Fitzgibbon, the Democrats’ majority leader in the state House of Representatives, wants to start a conversation.
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Controversial Seattle police union leader Mike Solan to step down
Mike Solan, the high-profile and divisive president of the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild, is no longer seeking reelection, he announced last week.
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Gov. Ferguson says he wants to see a 'millionaires' tax' in Washington state
Since Donald Trump’s reelection and tax cuts in the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” this year, momentum has been building on the left around a so-called “millionaires’ tax:" a tax on incomes over $1 million.
