Week in Review: Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson, Boeing, and Republican-backed initiatives Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, political analyst Joni Balter, and KUOW’s David Hyde. Kevin Kniestedt
Booming: Dorms for adults, Boeing in 'Jaws' territory, plus home size quiz Seattle is running out of room. Could tiny, Tokyo-style apartments be part of the solution? Lucy Soucek
France fines Amazon $35 million for ‘excessively intrusive’ monitoring of warehouse staff Associated Press
Humor from horror: Alaska Airlines takes jokes for Boeing blunder Alaska Airlines has been made the butt of recent jokes after a door plug that blew off one its planes in mid-air, though the issue originated with the plane's manufacturer. Katie Campbell
How can Seattleites benefit from economic booms and weather the busts? KUOW podcast 'Booming' launches Jan. 24 "Booming" is an economy podcast from a city that (almost) never stops growing. Monica Nickelsburg
Should rules around gift cards be relaxed in Washington state, or is that a recipe for fraud? Retailers are speaking out against proposed changes to gift card laws in Washington state as the 2024 legislative session gets underway in Olympia. Ruby de Luna
Washington state AG sues to block Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger Washington state AG sues to block Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger Ruby de Luna
Starbucks will allow customers to use their own cups for mobile, drive-thru orders Customers can now use their own clean reusable cups for mobile and drive-thru orders at any participating stores across the United States and Canada. Katie Campbell
Washington AG cries fowl, but poultry payout for chicken price-fixing ruffles some feathers Dyer Oxley