Seattle’s Morning News w/ Charlie Harger & Manda Factor

Hanna Scott on efforts to create a permanent Oso memorial // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- West Seattle Bridge closure, one year later // Dose of Kindness -- Sir Darius and his doggie bowties // Gee Scott on Seahawks signings // David Fahrenthold live on the USPS's money problems/ the long list of Trump lawsuits and investigations // Jeff Gilbert on the rise in pedestrian fatalities in 2020

Paging Dr. Cohen -- vaccine freedom/ continued mask use // Jill Schlesinger marks one year of the pandemic bull market // Dose of Kindness -- checking in two years later on a teacher who adopted a student // Gee Scott recapping the high points of March Madness so far // Hanna Scott on today's Oso remembrance // Steven Portnoy live on Biden Admin border policy // Hanna Scott on micro-kitchen legislation in Olympia

Margaret Brennan on the Biden-Putin relationship/ immigration reform // Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- brand-name streets // Chris Sullivan on Seattle's "Clean Transportation Electrification Blueprint" // Dose of Kindness -- anti-gang-violence filmmaking // Stacy Rost previewing March Madness 2021 // Hanna Scott on the Pierce County Sheriff calling 911 on a newspaper delivery driver // Omari Salisbury from Converge Media marking one year of the Morning Update Show

Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- how much will tolls go up this year? // Charity of the Month -- Our Future Matters // Hanna Scott on the rosy revenue forecast // Dose of Kindness -- hugging machine! // Gee Scott on the Seahawks strengthening the O-line // Hanna Scott on WA legislation to create a state-owned bank // Rachel Belle with Cal Newport, author of A World Without Email

Historian Feliks Banel with a digital map of the Graveyard of the Pacific // Nicole Jennings on the Plant Based Food Share program // Hanna Scott on legislation to clarify what's allowed in WA voter pamphlets // Dose of Kindness -- monarch butterfly sanctuary // Gee Scott -- RussellWatch 2021, Andy Dalton edition // Nick Hanauer, calling for higher taxes on the extremely wealthy, like him

Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- five weekends of light rail closures // Hanna Scott rounding up school-related legislation in Olympia (water testing/hygiene products/ mascots) // Hanna Scott on efforts to push back the impending wave of evictions // Dose of Kindness -- the gift of waffles // Gee Scott on Seahawks free agency moves, or lack thereof // David Fahrenthold live on immigration laws and voting laws // Rachel Belle talks with Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton series

Jill Schlesinger on pushing back the tax deadlines/ fears of inflation // Paging Dr. Cohen -- AstraZeneca side effects/ vaccine hesitancy // Hanna Scott on changes to the WA school reopening timeline // Dose of Kindness -- teen distributes kindness and confidence via new shoes // Gee Scott on 2021 March Madness // Hanna Scott on amnesty/repayments for WA businesses that incurred COVID fines

Hanna Scott on suing the state over decades of drug possession convictions // Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- Beverly Bridge // Margaret Brennan on the president's COVID timeline // Dose of Kindness -- a $3,000,000 anonymous donation to Village Theatre in Issaquah // Gee Scott on opening sports back up to the public // Hanna Scott with a status update on efforts to kill the Daylight Saving clock change // Anran Wang, Dan Nguyen, and Arun Sridhar on their smart speaker heart monitor

Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- West Seattle Bridge timeline and pricetag // Hanna Scott on mental health funding for WA police departments // Dose of Kindness -- 12-year-old builds vaccine finder website //  Hanna Scott on funding for fulltime school counselors // Rachel Belle with parenting advice from hunter-gatherer societies

Feliks Banel, in search of a local political dynasty // Hanna Scott on cutting the Seattle Police budget by 5+ million dollars // Hanna Scott on WA legislation related to SWATting, use of force, and sex predators // Dose of Kindness -- lining the streets to cheer on a young chemo patient // Adam Grant, author of Think Again, on conversing with people of other political persuasions