Owen Henderson
Morning Edition Host and Reporter at KSFC-FM (Spokane, WA)
(he/him) Morning Edition host and reporter for @spokanepublicradio | Former host and reporter for @ILPublicMedia | @DJNF '22
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spokanepublicradio.org | Johanna Bejarano |Doug Nadvornick |Steve Jackson |Owen Henderson
Federal funding cuts cause Head Start suspensionsMore than 400 children in Central Washington are without educational support services after federal funding never arrived. Inspire Development Centers is located in Sunnyside, Washington. The organization offers early childhood education programming to low-income children through various centers in Central Washington. They receive federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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spokanepublicradio.org | Owen Henderson |Doug Nadvornick |James Dawson
Legislative Dems launch new revenue proposals as WA budget negotiations continueAs Washington Democrats look to balance an upcoming budget shortfall, they’re continuing to lay out new tax proposals to bring in revenue. Legislators introduced bills Tuesday that would increase sales tax on certain services, expand the capital gains and estate taxes, and allow for greater property tax collections by the state and local governments.
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spokanepublicradio.org | Doug Nadvornick |James Dawson |Owen Henderson |Scott Greenstone
WA House votes to amend "parents' bill of rights," sending bill back to SenateAfter a debate that took much of Monday, the Washington House approved a bill that changes parts of the parents’ bill of rights initiative that legislators approved last year. Republicans say the initiative clarified parents’ rights when it comes to their children’s public school education, including getting timely access to their children’s educational and medical records held by schools.
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spokanepublicradio.org | Doug Nadvornick |Owen Henderson |Lauren Paterson |Steve Jackson
Striking workers in WA one step closer to benefitsThe Washington House has voted to allow striking workers to receive unemployment benefits. The vote was 52-43, with seven Democrats joining every Republican in voting against. The bill originally called for strikers to qualify for up to 12 weeks of benefits, but that was amended to four weeks. Rep. Jeremie Dufault (R-Yakima) argued people who strike choose to do so and shouldn’t be rewarded.
Today's Headlines: WA may revoke coroner jurisdiction over fetal deaths, climate policies under fire
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spokanepublicradio.org | Owen Henderson |John Ryan |James Dawson |Doug Nadvornick
"Wealth taxes" off the table in budget talks in OlympiaWashington legislative Democrats say they’ll give up on efforts to impose so-called “wealth taxes” in their effort to craft a two-year budget that balances. The Northwest News Network reports the governor has made it clear he won’t sign a budget that includes a tax levied on stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other financial assets held by the state’s richest citizens.
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Pertussis cases in Spokane County are soaring above 2023 levels, per @spokanehealth. Plus, Idaho's business survey offers clues to state’s present and future workforce, as @bhollingsworth1 tells us. More news to start your day from @spokanepubradio: https://t.co/gi3vNWqWVY
ICYMI: - @GonzagaClimate will host a conference on Columbia River governance - @andybillig gets ready to pass the baton to a new WA Senate majority leader - @GovInslee's official portrait (Made by a native Spokanite) will soon be unveiled (@TGIFreddy) https://t.co/4BDo5zJpZD
