Education How is Trump's crackdown on DEI affecting your school? KUOW wants to hear from you In his first month back in the White House, President Donald Trump has already made strides toward fulfilling his campaign promise to end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in American schools. Sami West
Education 'We are not going backward.' Washington schools chief tells districts to maintain DEI programs despite Trump threat Washington’s top education leader says schools shouldn’t make any changes in response to the Trump administration’s recent edict to axe diversity initiatives by the end of the month. Sami West
Environment 'The purge has begun.' Environmental justice workers locked out of EPA Seattle office Nine Environmental Protection Agency employees in Seattle have been put on leave by the Trump Administration because they work on environmental justice. John Ryan
Education Incoming UW president promises continued focus on DEI, despite Trump’s threats The next president of the University of Washington says the school's values won't change — even as the Trump administration targests diversity, equity, and inclusion programs on college Sami West
Business Costco shareholders reject proposal to investigate the company's DEI policies Costco shareholders have rejected a proposal that questioned the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. Noel Gasca
Politics Gov. Ron DeSantis' war on 'woke' appears to be losing steam in Florida A federal court recently blocked most of a key DeSantis measure, the Stop WOKE Act. Courts have ruled against a number of the governor's conservative initiatives. Greg Allen
Politics Will Lunar New Year become a state-recognized holiday in Washington? The House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations passed a bill Friday that would establish Lunar New Year as a legislatively Stephen Howie
Education Scholastic backtracks, saying it will stop separating diverse books for fairs in 2024 Scholastic faced backlash for putting books dealing with race, gender and sexuality in their own optional category for middle school book fairs. It's now apologizing and working to reverse course. Rachel Treisman
Politics These young Republicans want the GOP to do more to recruit young voters Younger voters favor Democrats by a wide margin, but the Republican Party is trying to change that with the RNC's new youth advisory council and other efforts to reach young voters where they are. Sarah McCammon
Arts & Life From Bewitched to Modern Family: Queer representation in TV sitcoms Soundside host Libby Denkmann sits down with author & YouTube host Matt Baume to talk about his new book, "Hi Honey, I'm Homo: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture" Libby Denkmann Jason Burrows
