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1 month ago | 
nwpb.org | Phineas Pope
Phineas Pope: Tracy Simmons is the executive director of Favs News, a digital journalism startup covering religion. She’s also a professor of journalism at Washington State University and joins me now. Would you talk a bit about Favs News? What is it? What is religion reporting? Tracy Simmons: Favs News is an online publication that I started, actually 13 years ago, which is kind of crazy to think about. And we cover religion and ethics in the Inland Northwest through news and commentary.
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1 month ago | 
nwpb.org | Phineas Pope |Susan Shain
By Phineas Pope and Susan ShainPhineas Pope: Walla Walla County has found permanent housing for 74% of the people who exited its homeless services system. That’s data from the last fiscal year, according to the Washington Department of Commerce. And it’s nearly twice the rate of the state as a whole. NWPB’s Susan Shain joins me now from Walla Walla to discuss more. What’s the key to the success in Walla Walla?
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1 month ago | 
nwpb.org | Phineas Pope |Lauren Gallup
By Phineas Pope and Lauren GallupPhineas Pope: In Washington State, decisions on the use of technology in the workplace have been made by management for public workers. That’s been the case for over 20 years. But now, some lawmakers want to pass an exemption that would allow public sector employees to bargain on one broad and ever changing technology – artificial intelligence. NWPB’s Lauren Gallup has been reporting from Tacoma and joins me now.
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2 months ago | 
nwpb.org | Phineas Pope
On a Saturday morning at the 1912 Center in Moscow, Idaho, a small group of people were working on sewing curved quilt pieces. Palouse Patchers, a local nonprofit, offers a beginner course in quilting that runs the length of the school year.Curved piecing, the technique the group was working on, is considered more advanced. That’s why it’s saved for the fifth month of the class, said Tonia Green, the coordinator for the beginner quilting group.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
nwpb.org | Phineas Pope |Lauren Gallup
By Phineas Pope and Lauren GallupPhineas Pope: When workers go on strike in Washington state, they don’t earn any money. But a new piece of legislation could change that. NWPB’s Lauren Gallup is here to discuss. So, Lauren, what are some of the key takeaways from Senate Bill 5041? How would it change current policies for striking workers?
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
nwpb.org | Phineas Pope
Dean Johnson, 78, and Lane Phillips, 83, have been living together in Clarkston, Washington, since the fall of 2024. “We started off as being, you know, strangers with each other. From my standpoint, I now have somebody … who is a friend that lives with me,” Phillips said. The two men aren’t related — they met through a home sharing business called Olive & Coop. “We basically describe Olive & Coop as analogous to Match.com meets Airbnb,” said co-founder Robin Albers.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
nwpb.org | Phineas Pope
On a cloudy Sunday morning, a large group of volunteers with axes, shovels, saws and rakes gathered to help clear a trail on Moscow Mountain. The land these volunteers were working on is part of the Powell Project — land that was donated to the city of Moscow, Idaho, in the 1940s. It was designated for recreation and water conservation use.A few years ago, the Moscow Area Mountain Bike Association, or MAMBA, asked if they could build trails in the area. The city agreed.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
nwpb.org | Phineas Pope
On a chilly fall afternoon, volunteers from Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment — a nonprofit based in Lapwai, Idaho — were preparing for the arrival of a large group of fourth and fifth graders. They were there to carve canoe paddles. Rease Maconnell, a 13-year-old volunteer, was on-site setting up the paddles. Maconnell has been volunteering for about three years. She said it’s enjoyable because she gets to teach younger kids about paddle carving.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
nwpb.org | Phineas Pope
“Voter fraud” might be the first thing you think when someone mentions election security. “With our centralized state system, we’re able to detect and prevent voter fraud in many cases, and identify it and take action with law enforcement as necessary,” said Stuart Holmes, the Director of Elections for the Washington Secretary of State’s office.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
nwpb.org | Lauren Gallup |Phineas Pope
https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/LG-Young-Voters_web.mp3(Runtime 3:58)By Lauren Gallup and Phineas PopeIn high school classrooms and on college campuses, students learn about the U.S. system of governance and the country’s political history. This November, some get to make their voice heard in those systems for the first time as voters. In the Northwest, the issues driving some of these voters vary; from social issues to economics to housing. Still, others are choosing not to vote.
