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  • caption: The USS Maine submarine returning to its home port at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in January 2012.

    May 11th | Why is Washington home to so many nuclear missile subs?

    Eight of the nation’s 14 nuclear ballistic submarines are stationed at the U.S. Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. Ross Reynolds talks with reporter Joshua Farley about the history of ballistic missiles in Washington and a revived, 40-year-old plan to build a peace pagoda near the naval base in . Plus, we hear about missing and “recreated” texts from Mayor Jenny Durkan in response to a KUOW records request last year and we continue our weekly conversations with Seattle mayoral candidates.

  • caption: On May 4, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee announced a two-week pause on the state's reopening plan.

    May 4th | Governor Jay Inslee announces two-week pause on reopening plan

    Bill Radke speaks with Northwest News Network regional correspondent Tom Banse about Governor Jay Inslee’s announcement today that all Washington counties will stay for two weeks in their current phase under the state’s Covid reopening plan. University of Idaho sociology professor Ryanne Pilgeram talks with Bill Radke about her new book on rural gentrification. And we continue our series introducing voters to candidates in the Seattle mayor's race two candidates vying to be Seattle’s next mayor as part of our series introducing voters to the candidates, their top priorities and why they’re running.

  • caption: Washington State Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis

    April 27th | Racism in criminal courts, as seen by this WA Supreme Court justice

    Bill Radke talks with Washington Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis about restorative justice, systemic racism in the criminal justice system and her involvement with Washington Native American tribes. We hear from two candidates vying to be Seattle’s next mayor as part of our series introducing voters to the candidates, their top priorities and why they’re running. And move over McMansions, here comes McModerns!

  • caption: State Senator Joe Nguyen is running to unseat King County Executive Dow Constantine.

    A generational battle for King County Executive

    King County Executive Dow Constantine was at one time a grunge-loving college DJ for the alternative UW radio station KCMU (now KEXP). And when he first ran for King County Executive back in 2009, he was endorsed by Pearl Jam’s Eddy Vedder. Now, he’s being challenged for his seat by a millennial who says his favorite music is the “Hamilton mix-tape."

  • caption: Protesters form a circle and block traffic at the intersection of Broadway and East Pine Street after the Seattle Police Department cleared the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone, CHOP, early Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Seattle.

    Time is running out for Washington lawmakers

    The momentous George Floyd guilty verdict is still weighing heavily on people’s minds this Friday. At the same time, the Washington Legislature is wrapping up an action-packed session during which lawmakers passed several bills that will significantly change the way police departments operate in this state - and the way our state handles protests.

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