District 1 Candidates On Housing, Magic And Margaret Mead Ten minutes before West Seattle candidates Lisa Herbold and Shannon Braddock arrived at the KUOW studios, host David Hyde paced around his desk. Allie Ferguson
This Week: A Shakedown In Seattle Politics? Did a local developer ask a Seattle City Council candidate for a quid pro quo? (And how often does that happen around here?) Will the University of... Bill Radke
Seattle Homeowners Balk At Proposed Levy Price Tags In recent years, voter-approved property tax levies have passed easily in Seattle and King County. But the size and structure of Seattle’s... Amy Radil
How A Text Message Ruined A Seattle Skyscraper Deal Jeannie Yandel speaks with political reporter Josh Feit about how a downtown land deal was felled by a text message. Feit is the politics editor at... Jeannie Yandel
Seattle's District 4 Candidates Are Becoming BFFs Outside the radio booth, Seattle City Council candidates Michael Maddux and Rob Johnson look like they could be brothers. Easy smiles. Blue tops.... Allie Ferguson
Harvard Educated? King County Candidate Exaggerates Resume A candidate running for King County elections director is apologizing over information in her voter pamphlet bio. Julie Wise has clarified her education... Paige Browning
Police Oversight In King County Has ‘Low Power,’ Councilmember Says The office that investigates the King County Sheriff’s Office keeps hitting bumps. The latest hiccup: Director Patti Cole-Tindall has been hired by the... Amy Radil
In Oregon, You Don't Have To Register To Vote Ross Reynolds speaks with Kristin Eberhard, a senior researcher with the Sightline Institute who wrote about Oregon's new law, effective January 2016,... Posey Gruener
Is Washington State Ready For A Republican Senator? Kim Malcom sits down with former Washington state GOP chairman Chris Vance to talk about why he's running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Democrat... Allie Ferguson
Every Seattle voter would be a campaign donor if this initiative passes The most-funded item on Seattle’s November ballot isn’t a candidate. It’s a ballot measure called Honest Elections, and almost all its funding comes... Amy Radil
