Northwest Now

Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti and the president of the Washington Roundable worry that tariffs could cost the state billions by the end of the Trump Administration's term. That's part of the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.

A decade of cancel culture and the assassination of Charlie Kirk have reinvigorated the discussion about free speech - what exactly it is, and what it isn't. Two renown local professors who focus on the Constitution and our democracy on this edition of Northwest Now.

It wasn't that long ago that Washington was considered a swing state, but no more as the Democrats control all the levers of power. Is there any hope for Republicans in Washington? That's part of the discussion with party chairman Jim Walsh on this edition of Northwest Now.

She's the leader of the University of Washington Tacoma - an institution that transformed Tacoma and the South Sound. We're sitting down with Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange to talk about budget pressures, workforce development and academics on this edition of Northwest Now.

We take it for granted that the soggy west side of Washington protects us from the worst wildfires, but climate change and the explosion of development in areas loaded with fuels means we all need to re-think things.

It may be a so-called “off” year, but in the city of Seattle the mayor’s office is up for grabs. Meanwhile, several seats in the state legislature are up for grabs that could either solidify or water down the strong majority held by the Democrats. That's the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.

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.