Catharine Smith
Editor
About
Catharine Smith is an editor at KUOW focusing on politics, policing, environment, and investigations. She has contributed environmental justice reporting for The Guardian and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. She also spent a decade as a reporter and editor for HuffPost in New York City.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member of Investigative Reporters and Editors; fellow at Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Podcasts
Stories
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Politics
A red-hot rematch is shaping up in purple southwest Washington
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Politics
Brat Summer is over. The WA governor's race is here
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KUOW's Sound Politics - Coming July 26
A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. Produced by KUOW in Seattle.
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Elections
The Gotta-go-Joe to Pro-Joe meter: Washington state edition
Politicians and political donors spoke up last week about whether they believe President Joe Biden should stay in the race.
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This week in politics: Who could be Washington's next Attorney General, and who's still ridin' for Biden?
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Is it cool to be a Democrat? We hear from WA delegates
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Government
Campaign kicks off to save Washington's capital gains tax
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Seattle cops get big raises in new union contract
The contract hikes wages 23% for members of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, making the city's cops the highest-paid in the region.
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Elections
Chaos and division erupt at Washington Republican convention in Spokane
On Friday, the Washington State Republican Party's convention in Spokane erupted with moments of booing, chanting obscenities, and people turning their backs to the party's own candidates.
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Migrants descended on a Seattle tennis court. Then an anonymous donor paid for their hotel