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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘This state can’t out-earn a spending problem’: Gee reacts to Ferguson’s office warning to brace for ‘most challenging budget’ yet

The Washington State Office of Financial Management sent out a memo Friday to agency directors warning of "significant budget shortfalls."
2 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘She’s upholding her bad ideas’: Jake says Seattle mayor’s new tiny home village lets people ‘do as much drugs as you want’

While Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson didn't deliver on her goal of 500 shelter beds, she did open 75 new tiny homes in Interbay over the weekend.
2 months ago
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Jake Skorheim

Jake: The World Cup has Washington’s infrastructure working like it should — enjoy it while it lasts

The FIFA World Cup is upon us, and I have a message for my fellow Washington commuters: enjoy these next five weeks of a mostly well-run state.
2 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: Mayor Katie Wilson skipped the North Aurora march Saturday. Several city leaders showed up instead

Several hundred North Aurora residents marched the avenue Saturday evening, blocking traffic, demanding the city take action. Mayor Katie Wilson did not show up. Again.
2 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘We allow them to track us’: John Curley questions when constant security becomes surveillance

John Curley explores the fine line between security and surveillance in light of new technology and government oversight.
2 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘There’s no price you can put on experience’: Spike pushes back on hesitancy to attend World Cup in Seattle

Spike emphasizes the unmatched value of attending the World Cup in Seattle, promising a thrilling experience and economic boost.
2 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘You’re being ripped off’: Curley blasts Climate Commitment Act spending as WA gas prices remain among highest in U.S.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson's office rejected a letter from Sen. Gildon urging the state to temporarily suspend the Climate Commitment Act.
2 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Shut this thing down’: Jake, Spike debate KCRHA’s $45M deficit as Seattle weighs its future

Seattle City Council addresses KCRHA's $45M deficit amid ongoing debates over the future of homeless services in the region.
2 months ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘The payoff is going to outmatch the price tag’: Gee says Seattle’s $32M World Cup investment will pay off

Seattle's $32 million investment in the World Cup as a host is set to yield significant returns for the city and its economy.
2 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: HUD pulls funding from Housing First. King County spent 20 years and billions on it. It got worse

King County adopted a 10-year plan to end homelessness in 2005. We are in year 20. Homelessness has roughly doubled.
2 months ago
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Spike O'Neill

Spike: I’m a World Cup half-full kind of guy!

Explore a positive outlook on the World Cup and FIFA, moving past negativity and celebrating the spirit of soccer in Seattle.
2 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on the defensive over homelessness, dodges on KCRHA and Spencer Pratt at Civic Cocktail

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson walked onto the Civic Cocktail stage Wednesday night and got a sustained grilling from Fox 13 Seattle anchor Hana Kim.
2 months ago
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Ursula Reutin

Ask Ursula: I was ghosted by some friends and mutual friends won’t tell me why. What do I do?

I recently lost two people whom I thought were very good friends. We were on completely different pages politically and religiously, but our shared love of national parks and photography always came first.
2 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: Mayor Katie Wilson walked Seattle into an avoidable World Cup security trap. Every day she waits, it spirals

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced the Stadium District cameras would be installed, but not turned on unless the city became aware of a credible threat.
2 months ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘We look like fools’: Gee and Ursula rip mayor as council member says she’s breaking law over CCTV cameras

The FIFA World Cup in Seattle is weeks away, but the city's mayor, Katie Wilson, is still split on whether the CCTV cameras should be turned on.
2 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Ignorance is not a defense’: Jake says SPD needs to step up and arrest people involved in street takeovers

Capitol Hill residents are urging the city to stop street takeovers, with one neighbor saying the events impact his heart, KOMO News reported.
2 months ago
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Ursula Reutin

Ursula: Mayor Wilson wants to double Seattle’s transit tax — here’s why I’m voting no

At a time when Seattle residents are already paying some of the highest sales taxes in the country, Mayor Katie Wilson is proposing another increase.
2 months ago
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Jake Skorheim

Jake: One Wilson won a Super Bowl. The other looks like a deer in the headlights

Seattle has two Wilsons preparing for the national spotlight right now, and no, they’re not related.
2 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: Auburn fired a cop in two weeks, while an Arlington cop is charged with 10 counts. WA’s police chiefs have stopped circling the wagons

The Auburn Police Department fired one of its officers on May 28. He had been arrested two weeks earlier on a felony charge of immoral communication with a minor.
2 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Scambition’: Spike calls out Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson as 500 shelter bed goal falls short at 75

The City of Seattle is 425 shelter beds short of its goal to open 500 before the World Cup.
2 months ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘I wish they had a guardrail’: Gee calls out investment companies as Seattle ranks among worst metros for paid-off mortgages

The Seattle metro area ranks eighth-lowest among the 50 largest metro areas in the country for paid-off mortgages, according to The Seattle Times.
2 months ago
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Jake Skorheim

Jake: Do Ballard residents deserve a refund for the failed Sound Transit plan?

Explore if Ballard residents deserve a refund from Sound Transit after repeated issues in this insightful analysis.
2 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘He’s ill-equipped’: Rep. Jim Walsh fires back after Bob Ferguson calls him gutless

Rep. Jim Walsh addresses Bob Ferguson's insults following a radio interview where he said he would be looking into running for Washington governor in 2028.
2 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: Amid explosion of violence, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson applauds her team for going to the Aurora safety walk. She could not be bothered to go herself

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson wrote that her team was deeply saddened by the stories they heard. Her team. She used the words "my team." She did not write that she was there.
2 months ago