Nearly 4,500 older brick buildings in Washington could be dangerous in a quake, new report says The State of Washington has completed its first statewide inventory of buildings prone to crumble or collapse in an earthquake. The bottom line: There... Tom Banse
Elizabeth Warren pledges to break up Amazon — and more — if elected president She issued a campaign pledge on Friday that if she's elected president she'll push to break up big tech companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google. Gil Aegerter
"Fake news,” press freedom and the business of journalism now Journalist Jill Abramson on newsmaking and truth-telling in a fact-challenged society. John O'Brien
Incentives for electric car buyers? Yes in Oregon, maybe in Washington Democrats in the Washington Legislature want to revive a tax break for buyers of electric cars, which critics view as wasteful and unnecessary.... Tom Banse
When teens send nude photos to each other, should that be a felony? Kim Malcolm talks with Crosscut's Melissa Santos about a bill in the Washington state legislature that would change the laws surrounding teen sexting. Kim Malcolm
Jay Inslee is campaigning in Iowa. But do voters there even know him? Kim Malcolm talks with Iowa Public Radio reporter Clay Masters about Washington Governor Jay Inslee, and the challenges he's facing in gaining name recognition in Iowa. Kim Malcolm
Inslee scores first million-dollar ad buy of 2020 presidential election Money and TV ads are following Washington Governor Jay Inslee on the campaign trail in Iowa. Angela King
Can a single-issue candidate like Gov. Jay Inslee win the presidency? Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is rolling himself out to the nation this week as a 2020 presidential hopeful. But can he make it as a single-issue candidate? Angela King
Jay Inslee says he’s the climate candidate. So let’s look at his record In a Washington Post op-ed, Inslee called for an end to carbon pollution by mid-century, but in the Washington that he actually leads, he has only worked to cut pollution in half by that time. John Ryan
Clean electricity rule to phase out fossil fuel plants passes WA state Senate Electric utilities in Washington state would have to phase out all coal power, and eventually, natural gas-fired generation under a measure passed by... Tom Banse
