Seattle Now

A Washington state lawmaker is in trouble for alleged harassment, new food safety regulations are coming for King County restaurants, and the city is launching an effort to increase the number of groceries in underserved neighborhoods.

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

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This week…

Seattle rapper Macklemore was dropped as an opener from Ed Sheeran’s latest arena tour.

The Egyptian Theater is coming back to show “the best of the best and the best of the worst.”

And Sea-Tac Airport is doing away with its popular program Spot Saver program.

Arts Reporter Jas Keimig and Historian David Lewis are here to break down the week.

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Natural gas initiative ruled unconstitutional, Port Townsend paper mill fined over polluted wastewater, and can Mayor Wilson make housing more affordable for renters?

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

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This week, both the Seattle City Council and Mayor Katie Wilson have pushed forward plans to reduce gun violence in the city.

We’ll get into the details of both plans with KUOW’s Amy Radil.

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Newly released SPD texts show confusion following Bite of Seattle shooting, Seattle extends civil rights to polyamorous people, and it's the second worst wildfire season on record in WA.

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

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It may sound like science fiction…

But a former AI researcher says there’s a real chance that the intelligence being developed could make humans extinct by the end of the decade.

Seattle is one of the country’s AI hubs, with Microsoft and its partners Open AI and Anthropic leading the way on research.

KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg is here to help us understand the possibilities.  

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Mayor Wilson unveils gun violence strategy, Gates Foundation launches $1 billion AI initiative, and four supporting artists quit Ed Sheeran tour in support of Macklemore.

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

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If you work for yourself or your employer doesn’t provide health coverage, you likely get your insurance through the state’s health exchange. Starting next year, the cost of those insurance plans are going up on average by 22%. For some advice on how to navigate the rising costs, we talk with Daphne Pie, access and outreach manager for Public Health, Seattle & King County. She helps oversee the county’s healthcare navigator program.

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Elected officials and business leaders met in Seattle to talk about boosting the local economy, several unions in the state are closer to settling contracts, and Macklemore is no longer opening Ed Sheeran's tour.

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

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The US and Canada are in a full trade war.

Turns out, Canada’s been prepping for years. 

The country’s been increasing container import and export infrastructure on the West coast.

Meanwhile, shipping container cargo traffic is down in Seattle and Tacoma.

We’ll talk about what it all means with Seattle Times reporter Gregory Scruggs.

Read his reporting here.

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