Scott Greenstone

1 week ago | spokanepublicradio.org | John Ryan |Scott Greenstone |Owen Henderson |Lauren Paterson

Trump has denied half of disaster aid requests so farPresident Trump has been denying requests for federal aid following major disasters, including November’s bomb cyclone storm in Washington state. In his first hundred days, Trump has turned down half the disaster requests that have crossed his desk. Reporting by KUOW public radio found that presidents before Trump approved the vast majority of requests for major disaster aid. Now, it’s hit or miss.

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

Thirty-two protesters who occupied the University of Washington’s new engineering building were arrested Monday night, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. The protesters blocked entrances to the building and lit nearby dumpsters on fire, according to UW officials.

2 weeks ago | opb.org | Scott Greenstone

Lobbyists and others in the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on April 23, 2025. There were nearly 1,000 lobbyists in Washington state last year. That’s more than six for every lawmaker. During the 2025 legislative session, which wraps up Sunday, lobbyists crowded outside the wings of the state House and Senate in Olympia. They chilled under blossoming cherry trees by the Territorial Sundial. They waited outside committee rooms just to catch a moment with a lawmaker.

3 weeks ago | kuow.org | Scott Greenstone

Democrats released their plan to cover the state's multi billion dollar budget gap this week. Notable progressive proposals like the wealth tax and a payroll tax weren't a part of that plan. Did the progressive wing lose out to big business? And what does a hacked crosswalk button have to do with all of this? KUOW's Jeanie Lindsay and Seattle Times’ Jim Brunner talk about the latest tax proposals and whether the push to tax the rich is still alive.

1 month ago | 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.