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millennials...
Dave Ross

Do millennials really face the ‘scariest financial future’

Baby boomers may have felt their start in the job market was tough. Now it's the millennials' turn, and they may face a scarier financial future.
9 years ago
UN general assembly...
Dave Ross

The American dream is becoming an illusion

There's a warning for the United States in the latest human rights report -- that the American dream is becoming the American illusion.
9 years ago
tax reform...
Dave Ross

This would really silence the tax reform critics

All through this tax reform debate, I’ve been arguing that American companies should be bold.
9 years ago
train derailment...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Did ‘culture’ play a factor in deadly train derailment?

Keith Millhouse, former chair of a regional rail system in Southern California, wonders if the "culture" surrounding rail service in Washington state had anything to do with the train derailment.
9 years ago
homeless, Seattle, homelessness...
MyNorthwest Staff

Expert: Seattle’s new plan will help homelessness, a little

Barbara Poppe weighs in on Seattle's new $100 million plan to combat homelessness and discusses what's happening with homelessness at the national level.
9 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Education head Chris Reykdal responds to Nazi comment

"Please go back and read your history," Chris Reykdal tweeted. "The rise of Nazi Germany looked exactly like this current administration."
9 years ago
cryptocurrency...
Dave Ross

Cryptocurrency has a few pitfalls to worry about

Another cryptocurrency is going crazy. So much so that not even Bitcoin can match it. But is it safe?
9 years ago
House Speaker Paul Ryan, joined by House Republicans, speaks to the media following a vote on tax r...
Dave Ross

Why being self-employed will soon pay off

The main purpose of tax reform is to make it easier to start and run a business. While Democrats seem to be skeptical, one provision in the bill almost guarantees that’s exactly what will happen.
9 years ago
Doug Jones...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

What are the implications of Doug Jones’ victory in Alabama?

After Doug Jones' victory, one of the questions that was raised is whether the influence of white Christian voters in the South is waning.
9 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

General McPeak ‘worried about Seoul, but more worried about Seattle’

Retired four-star general and Air Force Chief of Staff Merrill "Tony" McPeak wants a hard deadline placed on North Korea to dismantle its nuclear program.
9 years ago
Dave Ross

Is it irresponsible for media to keep repeating Trump’s lies?

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross can’t imagine any reporter who would quote any source who’s wrong as often as Donald Trump is.
9 years ago
tax reform...
Dave Ross

Tax reform goes full Seinfeld

Festivus kicked off when a House-Senate conference committee met for the first time to put together a final compromise on tax reform.
9 years ago
Roy Moore loses, Doug Jones victory...
Dave Ross

Did Roy Moore’s defeat show the limits of denial?

Alabama went blue on Tuesday when Doug Jones defeated Roy Moore. It was the first time a Democrat won a Senate race there since Richard Shelby.
9 years ago
sewer, fatberg...
Dave Ross

The rush to flush

Remember the terrifying videos from the London sewer of that clog called a fatberg – that mixture of congealed fat and various paper and plastics?
9 years ago
paul Ryan, tax reform...
Dave Ross

Your pay raise is getting closer

This week, the House and the Senate start reconciling the different version of the Republican tax reform bill.
9 years ago
Trent Franks...
Dave Ross

Awkward conversations on Capitol Hill

As every staffer on Capitol Hill knows, your job is to support your Congress members in any way you can.
9 years ago
Emergency room...
Dave Ross

Americans are seeing emergency room sticker shock

Sarah Kliff, who covers health care for Vox.com has been crunching the data on emergency room bills and found some shocking anecdotes.
9 years ago
bloodworks northwest hurricane...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Seattle’s Bloodworks Northwest worries about GOP tax plan

The tax reform plan that Mitch McConnell says is "almost certain" to pass has the chief financial officer of Bloodworks Northwest concerned.
9 years ago
Colorado baker...
Dave Ross

This is why government gets more and more intrusive

The Supreme Court has heard the arguments in the case of the Colorado baker who told two married gay men “No cake for you!”
9 years ago
monuments, utah...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Shrinking national monuments is ‘pure politics,’ Sally Jewell says

Former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell says she would be surprised if Trump's decision to reduce two national monuments isn't challenged for years.
9 years ago
Trump, fake news awards...
Dave Ross

Will the Russia investigation ensnare the president?

All of America is wondering if the Russia investigation ensnare the president himself?
9 years ago
Aberdeen, homeless, homelessness, Seattle, homeless crisis, homeless population...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Has Seattle turned a corner in the homeless crisis?

The City of Seattle is spending more than ever in order to tackle the homeless crisis. But is it enough?
9 years ago
north korea...
Dave Ross

Call to move American dependents out of S. Korea may be a sign

Among those predicting a military conflict with North Korea is Senator Lindsey Graham, who is calling for American dependents to leave South Korea.
9 years ago
tax cuts...
Dave Ross

Why are tax cuts so hard?

America is so divided we can't even agree on whether what the Senate just passed is a big beautiful middle-class tax cut or not.
9 years ago

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