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Charlie Harger
Harger: Portland pays $5.19. Seattle pays $5.74. The difference has a name: the Climate Commitment Act
Oregon is even more instructive than Idaho. Same coast. Same grid. Same progressive politics. No Climate Commitment Act. The statewide average there is $5.12.4 months ago
Jake Skorheim
Jake: Maybe Jay Inslee should sit out of the ‘affordable energy’ conversation
Remember Jay Inslee? His legacy is still very much felt here in the state — especially every time you pay an energy bill.4 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson called for a Starbucks boycott. Starbucks called Nashville
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's first move after winning election was calling for a Starbucks boycott. Starbucks' first move after the income tax passed was calling Nashville.4 months ago
John Curley Show
‘We’ve failed them’: KIRO hosts analyze Seattle crime surge as businesses weigh private security
Wallingford businesses face rising crime and discuss private security options to protect their community and assets.4 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Sen. Pedersen says Legislature has no desire to expand millionaires’ tax, but calls 1933 ruling ‘a mistake’
Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen is quelling speculation that the millionaires' tax will turn into a general state income tax.4 months ago
Jake Skorheim
Jake: WA’s monster budget will devour us all
I recently came across a graph showing the state’s operating budget over the last 30 years. In just the last decade, WA doubled its spending.4 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Trying to kill people you disagree with is wrong. It shouldn’t be hard to say that
Trying to kill people you disagree with is wrong. Celebrating when someone tries and fails is wrong. It shouldn't be hard to say that. Period. Full stop.4 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘Protect the babies’: Gee blasts encampments near Seattle schools
Concern grows as encampments near Seattle schools return, affecting daycare owners and community safety.4 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘It’s not gonna hurt anybody’: Gee backs the ongoing fight for pro-nudity at Denny Blaine Park
Denny Blaine Park-goers and local residents remain up in arms about nudity at the park, despite recent clothing requirements being imposed last year.4 months ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘Amazon wants to take over the totality of your consuming life’: KIRO hosts react to Amazon’s new weight-loss drug program
KIRO fill-in host Greg Tomlin sees Amazon's new weight-loss drug program as just another market the retail giant is looking to dominate.4 months ago
John Curley Show
‘It doesn’t look good’: King County council member deflates return-to-office protest arguments
King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn has long supported a mandate requiring King County employees to return to the office at least three days a week.4 months ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘It sounds dystopian’: Jake, Spike debate whether companies should offer tiny homes to employees
Discover how a home builder in Huntsville is creating affordable tiny homes to help younger generations enter the housing market.4 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘It’s a tax directed at everybody in WA’: Former justice unpacks millionaires’ income tax’s true intent
Explore the implications of WA's income tax on millionaires and its impact on all residents, as discussed by a former justice.4 months ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘Where’s the real harm?’: Spike debates whether Issaquah real estate agent should be fined $2M for cutting down trees
An Issaquah real estate agent allegedly decided to add value to his mansion by cutting down trees near the home.4 months ago
Jake Skorheim
Jake: WA hates campgrounds, but sure seems to love taxes
Let’s play a game of would you rather: Would you rather take your family to one of Washington’s stunning campgrounds or would you hire more tax agents?4 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: The King County Homelessness Authority can’t find $13M. People are dying on our streets. Do we take this seriously or not?
"You are not serious people." I thought about Logan Roy the moment I read that a forensic audit of the KCRHA cannot account for $13 million in taxpayer money.4 months ago
Luke Duecy
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson sparks ‘Nordstrom’ name debate
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson discussed housing plans on KIRO Newsradio, and a lighthearted moment about Nordstrom caught some attention.4 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘It’s time to see a different pathway’: Seattle council president wants to rethink city’s investment in King County homeless agency
Seattle City Council President Joy Hollingsworth echoed Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's concerns about KCRHA's fiscal management.4 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has never owned a car. Now she’s taking a Denny Way lane from 30,000 drivers to fix a bus route
Katie Wilson, making transportation policy for a corridor carrying 30,000 vehicles a day, has never once sat behind the wheel as the person responsible for getting somewhere on time in traffic.4 months ago
Jason Sutich
‘Catch-and-release isn’t working’: SPOG president warns Seattle risks becoming magnet for crime
Seattle Police Officer Guild's (SPOG) President Kent Loux discusses challenges facing Seattle and how certain policies may invite more crime.4 months ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘After the fact is where we’re falling down’: Seattle production company director who found stash of stolen items hits roadblock with SPD
A Seattle production director and studio owner clash with SPD after thieves target local businesses, leaving questions unanswered.4 months ago
Luke Duecy
The Spin: Seattle City Attorney Erika Evans faces questions over crime data, creates competing spin
Erika Evans highlighted early accomplishments while facing renewed scrutiny over how her office measures crime and public safety in Seattle.4 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: WA Supreme Court could rewrite bail rules in 8 days. The 84-footnote proposal never mentions victims once.
Twenty dollars. That's what a misdemeanor defendant would post to walk out of jail under a proposed rule change now pending before the Washington Supreme Court.4 months ago
