Seattle Now

Washington is taking on a multi-billion dollar industry: prediction markets. 

Companies like Kalshi say it’s not gambling, but a King County Judge ruled last month that Kalshi has to cease most of its operations in Washington.

Washington State Standard Reporter Jake Goldstein-Street will tell us more about this legal battle.

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Seattle's slowest bus route gets a dedicated lane, fire season is still raging in WA, and Starbucks Workers United call for a boycott.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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In Washington state, fertility treatment isn’t typically covered by insurance. That means families are making huge sacrifices to pay for treatments like IVF. Half of states in the U.S. require insurance companies to cover at least some fertility treatments. But not Washington. Seattle Times business reporter Alexis Weisend has written about how that’s playing out for couples here, and who’s pushing for changes.

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The Seattle teacher's union and Seattle School District are still negotiating a contract, an upcoming big El Nino might mean a longer, less colorful hiking season this fall, and fire season isn't over in the PNW.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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The Trump administration recently moved to open up more public lands in Washington state to cattle grazing and logging.

We’ll talk more about what this could mean for our public lands with the Oregon Capital Chronicle’s Alex Baumhart.

Read more of Alex's reporting about grazing changes and the roadless rule.

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Seattle's secondhand bookstores are packed to the brim with gently used and loved novels, non-fiction, and more. But these bookstores are curated. They don't want any junk. That means selling your books can be an emotionally harrowing experience, watching someone thumb through your precious pages (even if they are castoffs).

KUOW's Katie Campbell decided to put her ego on the line for the sake of listeners, and took a stack of books to the experts. Listen for tips and tricks to selling your books, whether they're recent titles or antiquated treasures.

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Today, we’re bringing you the best from another KUOW podcast, Booming.

Seattle is becoming a city of singles. And that’s turned one of the world’s oldest businesses into one of the hottest new ones. 

App fatigue is causing more and more singles to break up with online dating.  

Instead of swiping, more and more people are turning to matchmakers and other ways to find love IRL. Often spending thousands of dollars in the process.  

Matchmaking is having a moment. Could it solve what some are calling the 'relationship recession' and help the economy as well? 

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Mayor Wilson wants to accelerate pedestrian safety efforts, Boeing engineers have rejected the company's contract offer, and another Lime scooter takeover is planned for Seattle.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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This week…

The debate about cameras and public safety in Seattle rolls on.

A $2.5 million winning lottery ticket is unclaimed in West Seattle.

And just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, the Mariners took a record-breaking 22-0 loss.

Weekly Seattle Podcast Host Rachel Horgan and Factal Editor Joe Veyera are here to break down the week.

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Starbucks lays off workers who won't move to Nashville, SPD contract throttles the city’s crisis response teams, and a Seattle Christian metal band is suing Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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