Winter storms this week have shattered records, taken lives, and forced people to hunker down at home from Texas to Maine. The ability to forecast weather this severe days in advance helps people prepare, and get to safety when they can. Today's detailed and precise forecast models are only possible because of data — data that meteorologists have gathered and analyzed for decades with increasingly vast reach and sophisticated technology.
Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… First, the Trump administration’s effort to end trans youth’s access to gender-related medical care, and how that’s showing up here in western Washington. Next, a story about the proposed “millionaire’s tax” in Washington state. And finally, we’ll hear from some people at Golden Gardens who swear by the cold plunge… even during the coldest winter months.
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