Billy Frank Jr. Remembered, White House Climate Report, And Metro's Funding 'Plan C'
A White House report foretells more rain, droughts and big storms due to climate change; Nisqually Indian civil rights leader and environmental activist Billy Frank, Jr. dies; and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray comes out against a city-only initiative to fund bus service in Seattle.
Steve Scher recaps the news of the week with Crosscut's Knute Berger, news analyst Joni Balter, The Stranger's Eli Sanders and LiveWire host Luke Burbank.
Week In Review Extra
The Seattle City Council began hammering out the mayor's plan to raise the city's minimum wage this week; an idea that's spreading to other cities like Tacoma and New York. How will Seattle politics shape the national conversation on inequality?
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Jason Pagano
Interim News Director
Jason Pagano is KUOW's Assistant News Director. He previously worked as a producer on many of KUOW's local shows, including The Conversation, Weekday, The Record, Morning Edition and Week in Review. In 2020, he helped launch KUOW’s daily news podcast, Seattle Now.
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