Tom Banse
Regional Correspondent
About
Tom Banse covers national news, business, science, public policy, Olympic sports, and human interest stories across Washington state. Now semi-retired, Banse is an Olympia-based reporter with more than three decades of experience covering the Pacific Northwest. Most of his career was spent with public radio's Northwest News Network, but now in semi-retirement his work appears on multiple nonprofit news outlets including KUOW. His recent areas of focus range from transportation, U.S.-Canada borderlands, the Northwest region's planned hydrogen hub, and emergency preparedness.
Previously, Tom covered state government and the Washington Legislature for 12 years. He got his start in radio at WCAL-FM, a public station in southern Minnesota. Reared in Seattle, Tom graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota with a degree in American Studies.
Location: Olympia
Languages: English, German
Stories
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Two men accused of selling ivory are first to be charged under wildlife trafficking law
Two people who allegedly placed online ads to sell elephant ivory carvings are the first to be charged under wildlife trafficking laws passed by Pacific...
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This old ship could help clear the way for relief after a Cascadia megaquake
A former Navy landing ship commissioned during World War II could come to the rescue when a big Cascadia earthquake hits someday. A group based in...
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Pacific Northwest students compete for title of most fuel efficient car
Astonishing feats in automotive fuel efficiency will be tested in competition later this week by high school and university students from Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.
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Politics
Washington ferry riders face another fare hike, may get electric ferries in the deal
There's a good chance that people who ride Washington State Ferries will see a permanent fare increase this fall. As part of the deal, passengers could...
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Female beauty can be beastly at work, Washington researcher says
Highly attractive businesswomen are considered to be less trustworthy, less truthful and more deserving to be fired, according to a researcher at...
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Politics
Sen. Patty Murray says she’ll push for daylight saving time year-round
This comes as Oregon, Washington and California state legislators move toward nixing the twice yearly time change.
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Technology
Cryptocurrency miners go to federal court to block 'crippling' electric rate hike
Cryptocurrency companies in Central Washington were left to wait in suspense on Tuesday after they asked a federal judge in Spokane to block an imminent...
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Arts & Life
Put a (Sue) Bird on it: Specialty license plates in the Pacific Northwest are growing
The options to share your fandom or your love of nature through your car license plate keep growing in Oregon and Washington. But not all license plate...
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Environment
'Bowl Of JELL-O Effect' could bring down tall buildings in the Big One, scientists say
A research project to model the effects from a Cascadia megaquake found higher risk of collapse for modern tall buildings than previously thought.
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Politics
Could this be the last time you change your clock?
The Washington House of Representatives voted 89 to 7 Saturday in favor of observing daylight saving time year-round.