Kate O'Connell
Stories
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Nation's First Government-Owned Pot Store To Open In Washington
Ross Reynolds speaks with North Bonneville Mayor Don Stevens about their city's pot store. It will become the first government-owned pot store in the...
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How Big Of A Risk Are Oil Trains?
Ross Reynolds speaks with Lisa Copeland, of the Washington State Department of Ecology, about the risk oil trains could pose to the state. Also,...
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Bill Would Expand Access To Overdose Antidote Drug
Ross Reynolds talks to Dennis Donovan, director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington, about a bill which would grant...
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Washington Tribes Take Dispute Over Fishing Rights To Court
Jeannie Yandel talks with Bob Anderson, director of the Native American Law Center at the University of Washington, about a dispute over fishing rights...
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As City Workers Get New Parental Leave Program, How Do We Compare With The Rest Of The World?
Marcie Sillman speaks with KUOW reporter Sara Lerner about Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's new parental leave program for city workers. Sillman also...
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Local Sex Worker Speaks Out Against Proposed Legislation
Some state lawmakers want to crack down on sex trafficking by cracking down on demand. Rep. Dick Muri, R-Steilacoom, has a bill in the state House that...
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Public Records Requests: How Big Is Too Big?
Ross Reynolds speaks with Toby Nixon, president of the Washington Coalition for Open Government, about the possible impact of a large public records...
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Seattle Democrat Wants 'Clarification' On War Authorization Bill
Ross Reynolds speaks with U.S Congressman Jim McDermott about a new resolution from President Obama which seeks authorization to use military force...
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Author: Seattle Port Dispute A Continuation Of A Decade-Long Labor Struggle
Marcie Sillman speaks with KUOW reporter Carolyn Adolph to get the latest upates on the labor dispute that shut down Seattle ports over the weekend....
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Geoduck Farms: An Ugly Environmental Concern?
Marcie Sillman talks with Sean McDonald, a research scientist at the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, to find out what...