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John Curley Show

Curley: Seattle business tax would burden employees and shareholders, not CEOs

Two Seattle City Council members want to tax Seattle’s largest business in order to help support services to aid the city's homeless population. John Curley questions who's really responsible for paying the tax.
9 years ago
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John Curley Show

Seattle may be too expensive for retirement

You can't win an historic Powerball drawing anymore, but that doesn't mean smaller lottery winnings are out of the question.
9 years ago
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John Curley Show

A Libertarian changed his mind about using a Seattle bike share

Libertarian John Curley may have been critical of them in the past. But something changed his mind about using a Seattle bike share.
9 years ago
White House chief of staff John Kelly, left, watches as President Donald Trump speaks to the media ...
John Curley Show

Did we catch a glimpse of the real Donald Trump?

KIRO Radio's Tom Tangney wonders if we are now seeing the real Donald Trump after an "historic" press conference.
9 years ago
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John Curley Show

President Trump condemns actions of white supremacists ’48 hours’ too late

On Monday, President Donald Trump denounced the race-fueled protest that turned violent in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday.
9 years ago
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John Curley Show

Seattle’s income tax all about ‘being more fair’

KIRO Radio's Tom Tangney argues that a city income tax is an attempt at making the system more fair. But does it?
9 years ago
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John Curley Show

Man dragging dead raccoon shot after argument

A man walking along Mason County Sunday morning was shot after an argument with passersby over a dead raccoon.
9 years ago
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John Curley Show

What do you know: Minimum wage isn’t that great after all

John Curley admits he was levitating in bed last night after reading the latest minimum wage studies.
9 years ago
John Curley Show

What was the biggest bombshell to come from Comey testimony?

One of the biggest bombshells to come out of the testimony by James Comey is that he essentially called President Trump a liar under oath.
10 years ago
John Curley Show

Kshama Sawant’s support of Kaepernick could be detrimental to Seattle’s traffic

Let's pretend the Seattle Seahawks took Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant's advice and hired Colin Kaepernick to be a backup quarterback.
10 years ago
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Libertarian explains why he’s marching on May Day

A libertarian tells KIRO Radio's Tom and Curley that he hopes May Day remains peaceful.
10 years ago
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John Curley

Curley: Let’s put Paul Allen’s $30 million pledge in perspective

KIRO Radio's John Curley appreciates Paul Allen's massive donation toward Seattle homeless, but he wants to put his most recent pledge in perspective.
10 years ago
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John Curley

Curley: Sound Transit will triple dip on I-90 bridge price

Sound Transit said it will need to pull $225 million from its contingency plan to pay for light rail on the I-90 bridge. John Curley is betting this won't be the last request.
10 years ago
health care...
Tom Tangney

Republicans better off giving health care to Trump

KIRO Radio's Tom Tangney is appalled that Republicans aren't just handing President Trump the health care bill as a matter of principle.
10 years ago
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Dyer Oxley

How the tourism industry works around Seattle’s homeless crisis

The homeless crisis affects many in Seattle. The tourism industry is one corner that has learned to dance around the issue when attracting out-of-towners.
10 years ago
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Dyer Oxley

Seattle tourism gets bad marks, but there’s always Tukwila

Seattle tourism got some bad marks recently, but it's not all bad news. After all, travelers seem to really like Tukwila and Des Moines.
10 years ago
32-hour, daylight saving time, gift, Daylight Saving...
Dyer Oxley

How the West Coast could abolish daylight saving time

A Washington senator has his sights set on taking down daylight saving time, and now he has help from the state's neighbors.
10 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

John Curley wanted ‘more running’ from first responders in tanker crash

The first people at the scene of a dramatic tanker truck crash in Seattle were doing their jobs with urgency. But what about everyone else?
10 years ago
John Curley

Listen to my jokes bomb while testifying in Olympia

House Bill 1361 may not be on many people's radars in Washington state, but KIRO Radio's John Curley went to Olympia to testify on its behalf.
10 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Activist: Sea-Tac detainees not from banned countries

Jorge Baron with Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, explains circumstances of the two men detained at Sea-Tac Airport over last weekend.
10 years ago
UW protest, Milo...
John Curley

John Curley’s firsthand account of the UW protest

John Curley tried and failed to see Milo Yiannopolous amid a UW protest. Protesters had other plans. Police couldn't or wouldn't do anything about it.
10 years ago
Democracy Vouchers, voucher, Democracy Voucher...
John Curley

Curley’s radical idea to help Seattle homeless crisis

KIRO Radio's John Curley floats an idea to counter Seattle's homeless problem that borrows from the new Democracy voucher system.
10 years ago
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Kipp Robertson

Rep. Reichert tries to quash ‘childish’ behavior over painting depicting cops as pigs

Dave Reichert tried to get ahead of a debate over a painting by a student that has since sparked what the Congress member calls “childish acts."
10 years ago
12s, CenturyLink...
John Curley

Curley tries to rally 12s, demands louder games

KIRO Radio's John Curley was not too happy with the 12s sitting next to him in the expensive seats during the Seahawks playoff win over the Lions at CenturyLink Field on Saturday.
10 years ago
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