Governing

Week In Review

Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with Chris Vance, the co-chair of Washington Independents, Erica Barnett, writer of the city policy blog the C is for Crank and David Kroman, reporter for Crosscut.

Elections

Rossi and Schrier mix it up with U.S. House seat at stake

Republican Dino Rossi and Democrat Kim Schrier square off over health care insurance, trade tariffs, gun control and border policy in a wide-ranging debate.

Cop contract slammed as backward step by community advisory board

Members of Seattle’s Community Police Commission said they are reluctantly calling on the city council to reject a proposed labor contract between the city and the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild. They blamed Mayor Durkan’s negotiating team for what they described as a fatally flawed proposal.

Really big tents: a possible solution for Seattle homelessness

Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle city councilmember Teresa Mosqueda about why she supports the idea of using large tents as a way to provide temporary shelter for homeless people in Seattle.

‘Don't go to a hotel room’ with a drunk man. Councilmember Kathy Lambert’s full KUOW interview

The King County Council member took issue with a KUOW story about a campaign event for Sen. Joe Fain this past Sunday, during which she was interviewed. Here's the full transcript of that interview.

Elections

Is Washington's voting system safe from hackers?

Kim Malcolm talks with Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman about election security in Washington state.