Catharine Smith
Politics Editor
About
Catharine is KUOW's politics editor. She never met a spreadsheet she didn't like, and she's obsessed with campaign trail drama, voting trends, debates in the state Legislature, and Trump's tweets. Before starting at KUOW in 2022, she worked in New York City at as a producer at WNYC, and she freelanced for The Guardian and the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting.
Catharine got her start in journalism on HuffPost's technology desk — and she will always regret ditching her flip phone for that job.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Professional Affiliations: Investigative Reporters and Editors, Society of Environmental Journalists
Podcasts
Stories
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This week in politics: Who could be Washington's next Attorney General, and who's still ridin' for Biden?
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Is it cool to be a Democrat? We hear from WA delegates
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Campaign kicks off to save Washington's capital gains tax
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Seattle cops get big raises in new union contract
The contract hikes wages 23% for members of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, making the city's cops the highest-paid in the region.
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Chaos and division erupt at Washington Republican convention in Spokane
On Friday, the Washington State Republican Party's convention in Spokane erupted with moments of booing, chanting obscenities, and people turning their backs to the party's own candidates.
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Migrants descended on a Seattle tennis court. Then an anonymous donor paid for their hotel
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Seattle set a new record for homicides
Seattle recently set a record that no city welcomes. There have been 70 homicide victims in the city so far this year, which is a new record for the most homicides in a single year. KUOW editor Catherine Smith is here to tell us more about why this is happening.
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Seattle sets new record for most homicides in a single year
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Seattle ties record for homicides set in the 1990s
The city of Seattle has tied its previous record for the most homicides in a single year, and it likely will establish a new homicide record by the end of 2023.
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Centrist in Seattle? How this week's election could change City Council politics
"We know the City Council will look very, very different next year."