Rep. Smith: 'No reason on earth' to keep government closed Democratic Congressman Adam Smith talks with Angela King about President Trump's Tuesday night immigration address and efforts to reopen the federal government. Angela King
Gov. Jay Inslee pushes for 'public option' health plan in Washington state If he runs for president, Governor Jay Inslee will not be taking donations from the fossil fuel industry. Is that relevant yet? Only time will tell. Bill Radke
How the government shutdown is impacting workers in Washington state Kim Malcolm talks with KUOW reporter Paige Browning about how the partial shutdown of the federal government is affecting workers in Washington state. Paige Browning
College athletes get paid nothing. A Washington state lawmaker wants to change that State Representative Drew Stokesbary (R-Auburn) has introduced a new bill that would allow college athletes to be compensated — by any party — for anything “up to the fair market value of services." They could also get an agent. Angela King
We've been arguing about the viaduct since before it was even built Kim Malcolm talks with Leonard Garfield about the history of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, and why it's been an ongoing source of controversy from the very start. Kim Malcolm
What a criminal justice expert saw in the Seattle police shooting footage Kim Malcolm talks with criminal justice professor Peter Moskos about the New Year's Eve police shooting in Seattle that killed 36-year-old Iosia Faletogo. Kim Malcolm
Abuse survivors, food banks suffer during government shutdown Federally-funded food banks in Washington are, so far, holding on. Casey Martin
Segregation isn’t in our distant past. In many neighborhoods, it endures When we think of segregation in the U.S. we often think of the past. We look to post-Civil War history and the Civil Rights movement. The legacy of those events receives due attention, but our history of residential segregation, not so much. John O'Brien
