This year, Nick Brown took over as our state's Attorney General. Brown has been busy filing over three dozen lawsuits against the Trump Administration, many of them successful in shutting down some of the President's controversial executive orders. On this edition of Northwest Now, we'll sit down with Attorney General Brown to discuss those lawsuits, his career and what envisions the future of Washington State's Attorney General office.

ars of unchecked immigration and a failure to reform national immigration policy are coming home to roost - and advocates in Western Washington are working to ensure fair treatment. That's the discussion on this edition of next Northwest Now.

From opinion columns to editorial board consensus statements to candidate endorsements and op-eds, the News Tribune's new opinion editor Lauren Hautala is responsible for it all. We'll meet her on this edition of Northwest Now.

e're talking to state superintendent of public instruction Chris Reykdal about the state of the schools in an era of declining enrollment and increasing taxes chasing higher expenses. That's the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.

While mortgage costs are still very high and the local housing market is remaining stagnant, what can buyers and sellers expect this summer along with uncertainty in the economy? We'll sit down with real estate and mortgage experts who will weigh in. Our annual checkup of Western Washington's real estate market on this edition of Northwest Now.

The Port of Tacoma is driving several major initiatives involving the environment, expansion, and building - but we're in a trade war and if it lasts, can those plans and projects survive the instability? That's part of the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.

The rate of change in Washington DC makes planning your employment and finances almost impossible - so what's the message from second district Congressman Rick Larsen and 10th District Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland? That's part of the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.

A discussion with new Seattle Art Museum Director, Scott Stulen. find out his vision for the future of the SAM.

If there's one thing we've all had to adapt to here in Western Washington its a rapid rate of change. Documenting that change of place, culture and vibe is the mission of Vanishing Seattle - a social media and short film project dedicated to fond memories of people, places and things.

Washington already has pretty good programs for low income students to attend college. But determining financial aid eligibility is difficult, and many students don't know their status until it's too late to enroll with confidence, or they find out they got bogged-down somewhere within the process. So enter the new Washington Guarantee program. That's the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.