Government Seattle Now: Much ado about... budget The call from protesters to defund the Seattle Police Department has been getting a lot of attention, but a new budget proposal from Mayor Jenny Durkan doesn’t even get close to protesters' demands. Patricia Murphy Clare McGrane
A child pepper sprayed, a woman's eye severely injured. Protesters condemn Seattle Police's tactics The family of a young boy hit with pepper spray and a woman shot in the eye with a rubber bullet are speaking out about the Seattle Police Department's use of crowd control weapons against demonstrators. Liz Brazile
June 24th | City council weighs cuts to the police budget Coronavirus has left gaping shortfalls in municipal budgets – is defunding police one way to close them? How the cops are often shielded from prosecution, and how the school year went for you. Ross Reynolds
Seattle Now: Police reform tested in Tacoma Before George Floyd, there was Manny Ellis. He died in police custody in early March, his family wants answers and Washington's new police accountability law was supposed to help. So far, it hasn't. Patricia Murphy Kyle Norris
Politics Name changes and union changes, this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with South Seattle Emerald publisher Marcus Green, Q13 reporter Jennifer Lee, and The C is For Crank publisher Erica C. Barnett. Bill Radke Sarah Leibovitz
Law & Courts Police to train on intervening in Washington state. ‘You owe it to your partner’ New laws and training in WA are the result of Black Lives Matter marches that have swept the state and country. Amy Radil
He captured footage of a child pepper sprayed during a Seattle protest. Then he was arrested Evan Hreha of Seattle recorded a video of a young child reportedly pepper sprayed by police during a protest. A week later, he was arrested on suspicion of unlawfully discharging a laser. He denies those allegations and maintains he was wrongfully arrested. Liz Brazile
National Are Prosecutors Too Cozy With Police? Some DAs Say Campaign Contributions Need To End Some California district attorneys say accepting campaign money from police unions creates the appearance of a conflict of interest, both real and perceived, when investigating police. Eric Westervelt
June 17th | Are police guilds inherently different from other unions? Tonight, the labor council will decide. A citycouncilmember shares her vision of policing, and a journalist tells her own story. Bill Radke
Seattle police chief wants East Precinct back and defends tear gas. And says she wants change Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best has become a lightning rod during the protests. KUOW Staff
