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Politics

As SNAP funding lapsed, a top official called the program 'corrupt'

The comments came as federal courts ordered the Trump administration to resume food assistance payments.

Education

Tiny but tough: Hummingbirds of the Arizona desert

This episode looks at the shrinking of the nectar landscape and native plants and how that could impact the migration patterns of hummingbirds in the desert of Arizona.

A Gig Harbor teen was coerced into suicide -- the group behind it has victimized thousands

In 2022, the body of 13-year-old Jay Taylor was discovered behind a grocery store in Gig Harbor. 

Politics

Will Seattle's election solidify its centrist shift, or move the city back to the left?

The hours are ticking down for voters to get their ballots in for the November election. Last year at this time, there was a lot going on nationally and not so much locally. That script flipped this year. To talk about what's happening in Seattle races and measures, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm reached out to Seattle Times staff reporter David Kroman.

Monday Evening Headlines

Local politicians are advocating for SNAP benefits to continue, National Guard troops cannot enter Portland -- at least until Friday, and you can buy a pickleball license plate. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

National

The current status of SNAP — and another food assistance option

The Trump administration says it will restart SNAP benefits, but will pay out only half the normal amount. But private and other public resources have been available for families needing assistance.

3 Austrian nuns in their 80s left a retirement home to break into their old convent

Three Austrian nuns have left a retirement home to break into their old convent — with local support and an Instagram following.