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‘We’re trying to protect our ability to pay people’: WA CEO warns state’s income tax could affect workers’ pay, benefits
CEO Meg Gluth highlights risks of Washington's income tax on hiring and employee benefits, urging caution for business growth.40 minutes ago
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‘It is an extraction machine’: 24-year-old state House candidate takes aim at Puget Sound Energy
A 24-year-old candidate for the state House wants communities to replace Puget Sound Energy with public utility districts.16 hours ago
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‘This is the info they’ve always had on us’: KIRO hosts explore how Amazon uses shopping habits to build customer profiles
KIRO hosts discover how Amazon shapes recommendations using shopping data about themselves. Explore the impact of the "About You" feature.3 days ago
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‘Wanting to clean up the city is now a right-wing thing’: Reason reporter questions state probe of We Heart Seattle
A reason.com reporter said critics view the founder of We Heart Seattle as a right-wing figure as the group faces a state investigation.3 days ago
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WA Rep. Berg: ‘No intention’ of lowering Washington millionaires tax threshold despite controversial remarks
State Rep. April Berg, D-Mill Creek, claims a Washington Republican Party video of her remarks on the state’s millionaires tax misrepresents how the tax works.3 days ago
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‘People feeling like they’re going backwards’: KIRO hosts debate wages, living costs after WA ferry disruptions
KIRO hosts debate rising living costs, six-figure salaries and worker pay demands after Washington State Ferries disruptions.5 days ago
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Will you watch? Curley says ‘majority of people’ will tune in to Nidal Hasan’s public execution
The Pentagon said Thursday it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.6 days ago
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‘I don’t foresee plague being an issue’: EvergreenHealth doctor points to measles as the bigger concern
An EvergreenHealth doctor emphasizes the urgency of measles vaccinations to ensure family safety and public health.8 days ago
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‘No need to worry, everybody’: Curley skeptical of Russian assurances after lab worker’s suspected plague death
A lab worker's mysterious death raises concerns about Russia's handling of plague threats and public health safety.9 days ago
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‘This shouldn’t have come as a surprise’: Transportation analyst ties ferry staffing crisis to COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Washington Policy Center transportation director Charles Prestrud argued that Washington’s ferry disruptions were years in the making.10 days ago
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Curley urges listeners to vote to repeal ‘millionaire’s tax’: ‘They’re not going to keep it just for millionaires’
Washington voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to repeal the state's new 9.9% tax on household income above $1 million, and KIRO host John Curley is urging listeners to vote yes.10 days ago
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‘America needs to start waking up’: Former USS Cole commander warns U.S. infrastructure needs better protection against drone threats
Former USS Cole commander urges better protection for U.S. infrastructure against increasing drone threats to ensure national security.12 days ago
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‘It’s incredibly out of touch’: Senator rejects expanding WA’s millionaires’ tax to $250K earners
Washington Sen. Jesse Salomon defended his support for the millionaires' tax but pushed back against his Democratic opponent.13 days ago
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‘They basically pled the Fifth to us’: WA Rep. Travis Couture rips state’s response to alleged daycare fraud
Rep. Travis Couture accused state officials of dodging questions about childcare subsidy payments, arguing that taxpayers deserve investigations.15 days ago
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‘We’re kind of backsliding’: Kettle cautions that Wilson’s budget flatlines Seattle police hiring
Seattle Councilmember Bob Kettle says headlines about Mayor Katie Wilson adding police are misleading and that her budget freezes SPD staffing at 1,250.15 days ago
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‘A recipe for disaster’: WA Hospitality CEO warns of more restaurant closures as Seattle’s minimum wage climbs again
WA Hospitality CEO warns of increased restaurant closures as Seattle's minimum wage climbs again to $22.14 an hour on Jan. 1.15 days ago
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‘What a total waste of money!’ Curley blasts Sound Transit’s $240M Pinehurst Station
KIRO Newsradio host John Curley criticized Sound Transit’s new Pinehurst Station, arguing the cost doesn't justify another light rail in North Seattle.15 days ago
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‘Put a bow on the thing’: Curley wants coverage of dismissed complaint against Brandi Kruse
New WA initiative by Let's Go Washington seeks transparency for courts under Public Records Act.16 days ago
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‘As long as you’re respectful’: Rick Rizzs lets Curley tell the Detroit story that brought him back to the Mariners
John Curley tells the story of Rick Rizzs replacing Ernie Harwell in Detroit, from the angry fans and columnists to a whispered apology years later.17 days ago
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‘They’ve put political hacks on the WA Supreme Court’: Jim Walsh says justices timed natural gas ruling to discourage voters
Washington Supreme Court struck down a voter-approved natural gas initiative in a 6-3 ruling, and state Republican Party chair said the timing was no accident.17 days ago
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‘City council would rather blame the mayor’: Saul Spady argues 7 of 9 seats are up, nobody wants fingerprints on the crisis
Quality of Life Coalition founder Saul Spady said the Seattle City Council is letting Mayor Katie Wilson absorb all the public anger while doing nothing itself.18 days ago
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‘This is improper’: Tom Nelson on WDFW commissioners found to have violated open meetings law
An independent investigation commissioned by Gov. Bob Ferguson found that WDFW commissioners violated the state's Open Public Meetings Act and, in some cases, the Public Records Act.20 days ago
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‘Her budget reads like somebody that is not part of the DSA’: Curley gives Wilson’s spending plan a rare nod
KIRO host John Curley said he was surprised by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's new budget — and not in the way he expected.21 days ago
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Washington ranked second-worst tipping state in the country, new data shows
Washington ranked as the second-worst tipping state in the country, according to data from restaurant payments platform Toast.22 days ago
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