NOAA firings in Seattle include orca-saving employee of the year Until Thursday afternoon, Hanna Miller focused on protecting whales from oil spills, ship strikes, and fishing gear. While on vacation in Hawaii, the federal biologist opened her work email on her personal phone to find she no longer had a job. John Ryan
Are you a federal worker? We want to hear from you Reporters at KUOW Public Radio would like to hear from federal workers in Washington state — those who have been let go, and those still working. KUOW Staff
Domestic workers could get guaranteed breaks, minimum wage under proposed Washington state bill Domestic workers in Washington state don’t have guaranteed breaks or minimum pay — unless they’re in the city of Seattle. A bill currently before the Washington state Legislature would change that. Eilís O'Neill
How is Trump's crackdown on DEI affecting your school? KUOW wants to hear from you On President Donald Trump's first day in office, he signed an executive order calling for the termination of all “discriminatory” and “illegal” DEI and accessibility programs in federally funded institutions. Sami West
Seattle Mayor Harrell was arrested in 1996 for pulling gun during parking lot confrontation Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell was arrested in 1996 for brandishing a pistol during a late-night confrontation at a casino in Iowa, according to documents from the time. This is the first time Seattle media have reported on the incident – and brought to light a two-year period of Harrell’s life that he doesn’t discuss publicly. Ashley Hiruko
Video appears to show ICE agents targeting Latinos in Washington state, but are mass deportations coming? Rumors had been rampant on social media about increased immigration action and arrests in Washington state. Much of those fears have been stoked by the Trump administration. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
'It's a terror campaign.' Federal workers in Seattle area describe snitching, secrecy under Trump Federal workers in Seattle and across Washington state say they feel whiplash since Trump took office and issued a flurry of executive orders geared at cutting the federal government to “eliminate waste, bloat, and insularity.” KUOW spoke with 15 employees across seven agencies, most of whom agreed to speak on condition of anonymity for fear of getting fired. Scott Greenstone
Washington state clean-energy funds re-frozen by Trump White House More than $500 million in federal funding for clean energy in Washington state is being held up by the Trump Administration. John Ryan
Protesters rally against Musk outside Seattle Tesla dealership About two dozen protesters gathered outside a Tesla dealership Thursday afternoon in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, decrying CEO Elon Musk’s new role in the White House. Organizers say it’s part of a nationwide boycott and more events are planned. Casey Martin
New Washington Public Lands chief defends pause on logging ‘almost old-growth forests’ Can Washington state hold off harvesting older forests in the face of a projected $12 billion budget deficit without impacting local governments and school districts that get money from those timber sales? Libby Denkmann
