Seattle Now

GOP fundraising is lagging in WA, PNW power grid to get billions in federal dollars, and how will downtown Seattle avoid a "doom loop?" It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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We’re in peak spooky movie season and Scarecrow video has some suggestions for everyone from the scary movie-averse to those who find horror films cozy.

This episode we head there with Scarecrow Video marketing coordinator Matt Lynch.

Scarecrow Video has a lot planned for this Saturday’s International Independent Video Store Day. Expect giveaways, sales, a YouTube livestream, and more. Get more info here: Video Store Day is Saturday, October 19th! | Scarecrow Video

More information about The Great Shakeout and how to drop, cover, and hold: The Great Washington ShakeOut - Get Ready!

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Jill Stein rallies with Kshama Sawant in Seattle, search continues for pilots in Navy plane crash, and Reichert faces a tough path in the open race for Governor. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is running for Governor.

You may know him as the guy who sued Donald Trump and got some people tuna and chicken settlement money.

Seattle Times Politics Reporter Jim Brunner is here to talk about how Ferguson has cranked up the heat on corporations, and how he’s using that experience as his pitch to be Washington’s next governor.

Seattle City Council Budget Hearings: https://seattle.gov/council/issues/demystifying-the-budget-process-x151133

King County Council Budget Meetings: https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/council/governance-leadership/county-council/budget-review

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Striking Boeing machinists rally in Seattle, Pierce County jurors will get paid $100 per day, and what's the future of tipping in Seattle? It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.

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The Seattle School Board has approved a plan to close up to 5 elementary schools next year. An earlier proposal would have closed 21 schools. We talk with KUOW education reporter Sami West about why the district changed course, and what comes next.

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Two years in, WA's alert system for missing Indigenous people is working, ballots are hitting the mail this week, and a meat recall has spread to WA. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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Seattle has dozens of city-run traffic and surveillance cameras. It will soon get more, overseen by SPD, in 3 crime hot spots around the city as part of ongoing efforts to address gun violence, drug sales and human trafficking. As with many public safety initiatives, it's controversial. 

KUOW online editor Dyer Oxley will explains how the new program will work and the concerns raised by residents in affected neighborhoods. 

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Boeing announces layoffs amid strike, whooping cough cases are on the rise, and the waterfront cabins on Cama Beach aren't coming back. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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This week… 

Seattle’s newest RapidRide line is only four weeks old, but already in need of some quick fixes.

Seattle’s EMTs are now administering buprenorphine to people struggling with opioids as part of a first-in-the-nation program.

And a reminder: Don’t feed wild raccoons. A woman in Kitsap County learned the hard way.

Author Geraldine DeRuiter and Commute Seattle Executive Director Alex Hudson are here to break down the week.

Highway Closures: https://wsdot.wa.gov/about/news/2024/start-planning-now-major-highway-closures-lane-reductions-around-puget-sound-oct-11-14

Volunteer Park Cleanup: https://www.seattleparksfoundation.org/event/fall-restoration-day/

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