Today, President Donald Trump goes after the hiring of high-skilled foreign workers. It's part of a campaign that could affect local workers and companies like Amazon and Microsoft. We'll tell you who might win and lose. Speaking of local tech giants, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is launching a project to tell you how your government works. It's called USAFacts. Is Ballmer responding to Trump's alleged war on facts? And Seattle officials insist that any new sports stadium would have

Bill Radke talks to former Seattle mayor Mike McGinn on why he's running for mayor. And we talk to David Kroman , city reporter for Crosscut, and Heidi Groover , city hall reporter for The Stranger, about how McGinn's announcement affects the mayoral race.

Bill Radke speaks with Fusion's senior editor Felix Salmon about the effort to unionize Uber drivers in Seattle. Radke also speaks with anti-union driver Debra Jeffs-Grad and pro-union driver Takele Gobena.

Jeannie Yandel speaks with KUOW's arts and culture reporter Marcie Silman about a proposed tax that would benefit the arts in King County.

Jeannie Yandel speaks with KUOW's Morning Edition host Emily Fox about a question she is trying to answer as part of our Local Wonder series. The question was posted by listener Tom Donnelly. He asked, "How far and in what direction do you have to travel away from Seattle to get a full day of sunshine?" Yandel also speaks with State Climatologist Nick Bond about where to find sunshine in the state.

We're talking about plans this hour. First, a plan to keep you away from your cell phone and your tablet while you're driving. Also, plans for finding some sunshine in Washington state - where to go and how long it'll take. And a plan to figure out funding for arts in King County. We thought one plan was dead but now it's not so. All coming up on the Record.

Jeannie Yandel talks to Austin Jenkins, KUOW's Olympia correspondent, about the distracted driving bill that lawmakers have been working on this session and how it would change the current law.

Bill Radke speaks with Ramilya Salem and Yunus Alhobane, two students at Edmonds Community College. Three years ago, they came to America for a 10-month high school exchange program through the state department. Then, a civil war broke out in their home country of Yemen. It was too dangerous for them to go home, so the State Department extended their stay.

Jeannie Yandel talks with ProPublica senior reporting fellow Jessica Huseman about the prefilled tax filing system and why we don't have this system in the United States.

Bill Radke speaks with KEXP DJ Sharlese Metcalf. She hosts the local music show Audioasis on Saturday evenings. She came in to KUOW to talk about three bands she thinks you should know. Songs mentioned: Falon Sierra "Expectations," Haley Heynderickx "Ride A Pack of Bees," Baywitch "Technopagan"