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

Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- cutting down 5,000 trees for light rail expansion // Kan Qui from WA Asians for Equality, aiming to overturn Affirmative Action via a public vote // Dose of kindness -- 4th grade class applauds and embraces student with autism // Sports Insider, Danny O'Neil, on the sliding Mariners/ Seahawks defensive lingo // Mark Titus, director of The Wild, which premiers at SIFF this month // Hanna Scott on the grand opening of a new Betty Ford clinic in Bellevue

Feliks Banel on Vincent Hallinan, who ran for president as a McNeil Island prison inmate // Beth Farmer from Refugees NW on charging asylum filing fees // Claudia Rowe on the intersection of the opioid and foster care crises // Dose of Kindness -- rescuing baby animals // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the latest Sonics rumors/ Ichiro's new gig // Hanna Scott recaps what our state lawmakers accomplished on homelessness // Emily Oster, author of Cribsheet

Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- 2019 WA transportation budget // Aaron Granillo on Tacoma's success in shrinking its homeless population // Dose of Kindness -- a nonprofit for racial inclusion in the pilot community // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on Jacob Hollister joining the 'Hawks/ Sebastian Janikowski retiring // David Fahrenthold on the 2020 election/ congressional bank subpoenas // Rachel Belle on meeting your neighbors // Benji Backer, founder of the American Conservation Coalition

Jill Schlesinger on changes at the Federal Reserve // Hanna Scott on dramatic conclusion to the 2019 legislative session/ what's in the budget // Paging Dr. Cohen - healthcare pre-authorization // Aaron Granillo on the investigation into the Mercer crane collapse // Dose of Kindness -- Steve Hartman's feature on eating alone // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on Doug Baldwin's future/ the Seahawks' draft class

Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- Tunnel City // Hanna Scott on transportation bills in Olympia // Tom Tangney's review of Avengers: Endgame // Dose of Kindness -- the Seahawks hand the mic to 4-year-old cancer survivor // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the newest Seahawk, L.J. Collier // Justin Camputaro and Wendy Kang on the UW jumping into E-sports // Michael Shellenberger from Environmental Progress, making the case for nuclear energy

Hanna Scott on legislating breaks for nurses/ a payroll tax for a longterm care program // Major Mike Lyons on the Putin-Kim summit // Dose of Kindness -- an unexpected dinner party // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on Huskies and Cougs who might get drafted // Lanni Johnson, who went on a 17-day hunger strike, for the orcas // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- self-healing cement // Chris Sullivan on the Tacoma construction zone emphasis patrol // Rachel Belle explains bee rentals

Feliks Banel on the "bride ships" of British Columbia // Gabi Zijderveld from Affectiva, on their facial recognition software for cars // Hanna Scott on legislation to clear our state's backlog of untested rape kits // Dose of Kindness -- a police officer who knows when not to write a ticket // A bitter basketball tradition on Seattle's Morning News -- "Chokelahoma" // Aaron Granillo on the District 6 candidate forum for Seattle City Council // Amanda Froh and Page Ulrey from the King County Prosecutor's office, on the signs of elder abuse

Hanna Scott on PAC transparency and facial recognition legislation // Rep. Derek Kilmer on what comes next after the Mueller report // Sharon Sakamoto and Robert Chang on the Census citizenship question // Dose of Kindness -- an inspirational hospital janitor // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on Russell Wilson's gifts for his teammates/ MLB-imposed fake rivalries // David Fahrenthold on the president's finances/ the Mueller investigation // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- unsecured loads

Ralph Taylor, local contractor, challenging how race is defined in awarding government contracts // Jill Schlesinger on the financial aid hassles of paying for college // Paging Dr. Cohen -- re-animating brain cells // Hanna Scott on bills in Olympia to slow the opioid crisis // Dose of Kindness -- the SOAR initiative: street outreach animal response // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the NFL draft/ checking in on players who the Mariners traded away

Dr. Marty Makary on fighting high healthcare costs // Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- Commencement Bay, Eagle Harbor, Budd Inlet // Hanna Scott on the movement to lift the WA ban on affirmative action // Tom Tangney's review of Teen Spirit // Dose of Kindness -- a timely photo of Notre Dame Cathedral // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the end of the Mariners' losing streak/ the Seahawks' needs in the draft // Alex Kotlowitz, author of American Summer