Kate Walters
Reporter
About
Kate Walters is a reporter covering Covid-19 and the many ways the pandemic has impacted our lives. She's covered personal experiences of community members, state and local policies, affects on the healthcare system, and more. In the past, Kate has reported on homelessness for KUOW, as well as general assignment stories ranging from city hall politics to sea stars. Originally from Australia, Kate studied journalism at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). She started her career in public radio at WXXI in Rochester, NY.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Stories
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Politics
Homeless outreach numbers are in for Seattle, and here's what they tell us
The vast majority of homeless people who receive shelter referrals from Seattle’s Navigation Team aren’t showing up at those shelters. That’s according to newly released data from the city of Seattle.
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Education
Child homelessness has doubled in Washington state in the last decade
More than 40,000 students are homeless in Washington state, and living without stable housing is hurting their performance at school. Those are some of the findings in a new Schoolhouse Washington report.
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Politics
Misdemeanors report puts heat on Seattle City Attorney
The Seattle City Attorney’s office declined to file charges in nearly half of all non-traffic misdemeanor cases referred to them in 2017, according to a report released Monday. And the office takes six months on average to file cases when suspects are not in custody, the document said.
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Politics
Boos and hisses at the Sawant-Orion debate at Seattle's Town Hall
Organizers urged the crowd to be quiet at last night’s District 3 debate between Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and challenger Egan Orion. But the crowd wasn’t having it.
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Politics
'Shoddy example.' How to count the Native women who have gone missing?
It’s been more than 30 years since Daisy Mae Heath went missing. To this day, her family doesn’t know what happened to her. She is one of an unknown number of missing and murdered indigenous women across Washington state and around the country.
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Politics
Seattle Mayor's 2020 budget: Kids, homelessness and transportation big items
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has unveiled her proposed budget for next year. The plan calls for roughly $6.5 billion in spending in 2020.
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Politics
Seattle Council considers allowing big increase in tent and tiny house communities
The number of city-sanctioned homeless encampments, both tent and tiny house communities, could dramatically increase throughout Seattle. That's the upshot of legislation before Seattle lawmakers Tuesday.
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Business
Mercer Mega Block sale could haul in $143.5 million for city of Seattle
A $143.5 million sale of the Mercer Mega Block could plow tens of millions into affordable housing efforts in Seattle.
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Politics
News roundup: Morning after primary
A quick hit of the news after the first round of ballots dropped.
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Politics
Seattle primary heightens contest between progressive and business-backed candidates
Initial results in Seattle’s seven city council districts suggest that the November election will be a vigorous matchup between lefty progressives and business-backed candidates.