David Hyde
Reporter
About
David’s people-focused politics coverage tracks local and national races. At KUOW, David has also reported for our Hearken Team answering listener questions,and covered a variety of other topics ranging from vaccine hesitancy to climate change.
Previously David worked as talk show producer and also frequently hosted interviews and live call-in segments. David's education includes PhD ABD in U.S. History from Rutgers University and a BA in History from Reed College.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Professional Affiliations: Society of Professional Journalists
Stories
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Should Seattle tax foreign real estate investors?
Seattleites love to blame outsiders for skyrocketing housing prices.
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About those ‘democracy vouchers.’ They didn’t work for everyone
This year, Seattle embarked on a bold political experiment in public funding for elections: the Democracy Voucher program .
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Would you pay $360,000 for this Seattle house?
Sonny Kwan, a real estate agent in Seattle, was shocked recently by a listing he saw just off Rainier Avenue South.
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Could Seattle Mayor Ed Murray be impeached?
City Councilmember Lorena Gonzalez said Monday that Seattle Mayor Ed Murray should consider stepping down after new revelations about the sex abuse...
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Would 'Amazon tax' make Seattle more affordable?
Economic inequality is a top issue in this year's Seattle mayor’s race. On Wednesday, former Mayor Mike McGinn said he has a new tax plan to help fix that.
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Minimum wage increase hurt Seattle's low-wage workers, study says
A new report on Seattle's groundbreaking minimum wage law has bad news for some low-wage workers. Even though hourly wages are up, low-wage workers'...
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Poll makes clear: Seattle mayor's race is tight
An exclusive KUOW/KING Survey USA poll on the Seattle mayor’s race shows there’s not much daylight separating the candidates.
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Secret meeting targets Republican Rep. Dave Reichert
Democrats are drooling over a Washington state congressional seat that’s always been in Republican hands. Republican political consultant Chris Vance...
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Are more women running because Trump won?
When President Trump was elected, Jami Smith decided to run for office. "If Hillary had won, I probably wouldn't be running right now,” she said. “Now...
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What will be left of Seattle's Chinatown International District?
Once again, residents are being forced out of Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. More than a century ago, a wave of anti-Chinese violence hit...