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John Curley Show

‘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.
1 month ago
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John Curley Show

‘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.
1 month ago
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John Curley Show

‘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.
1 month ago
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John Curley Show

‘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.
2 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘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.
2 months ago
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John Curley Show

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.
2 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘Where’s the emergency for the landlord?’: Curley questions Spokane’s new rent ordinance after fire

KIRO host John Curley had a question after the Spokane City Council passed a new tenant protection ordinance. What about the landlords?
2 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘I will lie for you’: WA teacher details how schools are offering to hide students’ pronouns from parents

A WA teacher discusses how schools hide students' pronouns from parents to protect their identity in a revealing interview on "The John Curley Show."
2 months ago
income tax I-645...
John Curley Show

‘They seem to think they know better’: WA Policy Center blasts Supreme Court for tossing voter-approved natural gas initiative

Washington voters approved I-2066 to protect access to natural gas. The state Supreme Court threw it out.
2 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘This is all about Macklemore’s bottom line, baby’: Comedian rips rapper’s Palestine speech as a career play

New York-based comedian Eitan Levine had a sharp take on Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour.
2 months ago
Ocean Shores shark...
John Curley Show

‘The head’s missing, we’ll have no idea’: Curley has questions after decapitated shark washes up near Ocean Shores

A thresher shark washed ashore near Ocean Shores last week.
2 months ago
Nirvana WA lawmaker...
John Curley Show

‘The money’s gone’: Nirvana’s Novoselic says a WA lawmaker steered $500K to her own employer and Olympia shrugged

Krist Novoselic reacts to a WA lawmaker steering funds to her employer, highlighting concerns in Washington politics on "The John Curley Show."
2 months ago
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson...
John Curley Show

‘Reality hits you like a brick to the face’: Political consultant says Katie Wilson’s rocky start is more than growing pains

Political consultant Sandeep Kaushik says Seattle mayor Katie Wilson's office is still sorting out a basic question: who's actually in charge?
2 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘The facts don’t matter when you get the mob all worked up’: Curley defends Tacoma restaurant owners caught in boycott

Two Tacoma brothers who donated $1,250 to oppose Washington's income tax are watching their businesses get torched by a boycott built on what John Curley called a false premise.
2 months ago
millionaires' tax...
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‘Why did they need to open up that account?’: Curley, I-645 sponsor question why WA income tax strips pension protections

Washington's new income tax didn't just create a 9.9% bracket for millionaires. Lawmakers quietly stripped pension protections.
2 months ago
Seattle mayor Katie Wilson police chief...
John Curley Show

‘This is where it falls apart’: Curley argues Mayor Wilson’s governing philosophy can’t survive human nature

John Curley has a theory about why Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson governs the way she does. It starts with her father's bookshelf.
2 months ago
Tacoma...
John Curley Show

‘That’s not protection, that’s displacement’: RHAWA director warns Tacoma’s tenant measure will gut mom-and-pop landlords

The Tacoma DSA are back with a new ballot measure, and Government Affairs Director for RHAWA said it will make the city's housing crisis worse.
2 months ago
King County judge...
John Curley Show

‘Lobbing political grenades is a distraction’: King County judge fires back after opponent demands he disavow GOP support

Sixty-two judges across Washington signed a letter this week defending King County Superior Court Judge Sean Patrick O'Donnell.
2 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘You can’t fight crazy with crazy’: Burien’s camping ban worked, and the councilmember behind it is done fighting

Burien's camping ban led to a significant crime reduction, showing effective governance in addressing public safety concerns.
2 months ago
Seattle mayor Katie Wilson police chief...
John Curley Show

‘He can taste it’: Curley suggests Bob Kettle is using Katie Wilson’s public safety struggles to position for mayor

Curley suggests Bob Kettle is using Katie Wilson's public safety issues to build his mayoral campaign among Seattle business leaders.
2 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘We are the Cape Canaveral of launching task forces’: KIRO hosts reacts as study exposes Seattle’s big tech dependency

A new independent economic assessment of Seattle's finances arrived this week, and the city's response drew immediate ridicule from Mike Lewis.
2 months ago
washington tariffs...
John Curley Show

‘Fighting with the Canadians about dumb stuff’: KIRO host says trade war has already cost WA $7.1 billion

As Washington bars brace for a ban on Canadian alcohol, Mike Lewis delivered a blunt assessment of the spiraling U.S.-Canada trade war.
2 months ago
income tax I-645...
John Curley Show

‘It’s coming for everybody’: Curley urges YES on I-645 after Supreme Court deadlock keeps disputed ballot language

The Washington Supreme Court split 4-4 on a petition to remove a statement from ballots for I-645, the measure to repeal the state's % income tax.
2 months ago
Beth's cafe...
John Curley Show

‘Our governor was able to destroy so many businesses’: Curley celebrates Beth’s Cafe coming back to life

Beth's Cafe is open 24 hours a day again. For Curley, host of "The John Curley Show," the comeback is as much an indictment as a celebration.
2 months ago
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