A More Perfect Union: Latinx voting rights In this second episode of A More Perfect Union, reporters from Spokane Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KUOW, and Humanities Washington explore Latinx voting rights and civic engagement in our region. Libby Denkmann
Washington voters' role in gun laws: ballots vs bills The U.S. is once again mourning dozens of lives lost in several mass shootings just last month. And because these events are all too common now in our country, the debates that have followed have been predictable. Austin Jenkins
Activists, environment, and midterms: President Biden in Seattle President Joe Biden is visiting Seattle for Earth Day. Katie Campbell
As red states impose new restrictions on voting, blue Washington presses ahead with expansions As the 2022 midterm elections loom, a partisan battle over access to the ballot box continues to be fought in Congress and in state legislatures across the country. Red states are passing new restrictions, while many blue states are making voting more accessible. That includes Washington. Austin Jenkins
Latino voters sue over Yakima Valley's new legislative maps ‘…in reality, Latinos are having their votes diluted in the district, because they're being grouped in with rural white voters that have voting patterns that are opposite Latino voters.’ Kim Malcolm
Sen. Patty Murray on her push for voting rights and the future of democracy ‘I'm one who believes strongly in the right of the minority party to have a voice, but we have reached a point where the Senate is not productive, because one senator can just say, I don't want to have a debate and we don't even get to debate the issue.’ Kim Malcolm
Will Seattle voters choose 'back to basics' candidates or stick with 'activists'? The big day is near, and time is running out for voters to turn in their ballots. (Have you turned yours in, by the way? You should take care of that.) Katie Campbell
The Push For Internet Voting Continues, Mostly Thanks To One Guy Bradley Tusk, a venture capitalist and former political operative, announced a new $10 million grant for internet voting development on Thursday. Miles Parks
After the Capitol insurrection, Sen. Patty Murray says For the People Act is 'critical for our democracy' ‘…we have a faction in our country who is willing to use brute force to take over people's voices. We cannot allow that to happen.’ Kim Malcolm
'Emancipation' Moving Production Out Of Georgia, Due To New Voting Laws Actor Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua, who are producing the Civil War-era film 'Emancipation', announced Monday that they are pulling the movie's production from Georgia. Anastasia Tsioulcas
