Scott Greenstone

1 week ago | m.kuow.org | Scott Greenstone

State government reporter Jeanie Lindsay is joining us for one final time to talk about access to lawmakers in Olympia. Reporters don’t like being the story, but some drama in the press corps covering Washington’s government was one of the stories of this year’s session. This is an issue that the press is grappling with in D.C., too. The Associated Press was blocked from covering the president because they wouldn’t refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

2 weeks ago | m.kuow.org | Libby Denkmann |Scott Greenstone |Catharine Smith

It is a tense week in Seattle, and the country, as we prepare for a military parade in the capital this weekend on Trump’s birthday. In response, there are over 1,000 “No Kings” protests planned nationwide, including in Seattle, Olympia, and Tacoma. The ramp up in the tension is because of another thing Trump has done with the military: order them into L.A. to respond to protests there. Washington Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) has been voicing his opposition to the President's actions.

2 weeks ago | spokanepublicradio.org | Eliza Billingham |Doug Nadvornick |Scott Greenstone |Owen Henderson

WA officials decry Trump travel ban, consider legal actionWashington Gov. Bob Ferguson is speaking out again against a Trump travel ban. New restrictions from the federal government went into effect on Monday. They fully or partially prohibit people from 19 countries from entering the United States. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East. Ferguson held a press conference with community leaders Tuesday to voice opposition.

2 weeks ago | m.kuow.org | Scott Greenstone

Protesters use e-bikes to block the vehicle exits from the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on June 10, 2025, hoping to stop trucks carrying detained immigrants from leaving. Scott Greenstone, KUOW Protests have reached Seattle this week in response to the recent unrest in Los Angeles, where President Donald Trump called in the military. On Tuesday morning, about 40 people gathered at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle, which houses a federal immigration court.

2 weeks ago | kuow.org | Scott Greenstone

In this file photo, a member of the National Guard stands at the Washington State Capitol ahead of the beginning of the legislative session January 11, 2021 in Olympia. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer President Donald Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard in California against the wishes of the state’s governor is playing out in yet another court battle over constitutional powers. In Washington state, Democrats have watched the events unfold with anxiety.