Scott Greenstone
Politics Reporter
About
Scott Greenstone covers politics for KUOW, from Congress all the way down the ballot. In the past, he’s covered everything from arts to homelessness to movie reviews for newspapers and radio.
After getting into news at his community college newspaper, he studied journalism at University of Oregon and interned for NPR's Weekend All Things Considered.
While at The Seattle Times, he co-produced the Outsiders podcast, which was named one of TIME's top 10 podcasts of 2020. Greenstone and the team were finalists for the University of Michigan’s Livingston Award for journalists under 35 for that project.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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Democrats pour into Washington state as Republicans leave, analysis shows
Washington voters shifted toward Donald Trump less than any state in last year's election. A big reason could be: who's moving here, and who's moving out.
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WA Proud Boy Ethan Nordean has 18-year sentence commuted by Trump
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Washington Attorney General sues Trump Administration
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Washington state creates response team to protect children whose parents are deported
Surrounded by immigrant advocates chanting, “Keep families together!” Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Monday creating a rapid response team to help Washington families targeted by the Trump administration for deportation.
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'Sheer panic': Washington officials rush to figure out federal funding freeze
UPDATE: A federal judge paused the implementation of a Trump administration order that would have frozen the issuance of federal grants and loans until Feb. 3.
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Does Seattle love social housing enough to fund it?
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Washington’s Congressmembers have been sharing one 'ugly' painting for 50 years
Every new Congress, the painting known as “The Chick” goes to the newest member of the Washington delegation.
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USAID in Seattle, Musk-opoly, and a chick off the old block
Politics right now it feels like everything is shifting all the time. KUOW Olympia correspondent Jeanie Lindsay joins the show for this grab bag episode on trickling federal changes, Tesla legislation, and a passed down painting.
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Washington state, UW join lawsuit over Trump order cutting funding for medical research
The University of Washington and Washington state are joining nearly two dozen states in suing the federal government over a change in funding from the National Institutes of Health.
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Drive a Tesla and have big feelings about it? KUOW wants to hear from you
KUOW wants to know what it's been like to drive a Tesla around the Seattle area during this time of sweeping and contentious political change. Get in touch with KUOW politics reporter Scott Greenstone via email at sgreenstone@kuow.org to share your experience.
