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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Arts & Life
Wing Luke exhibit shows how Black, Asian, and Jewish Seattleites confront hate together
The exhibit is a response to rising reports of anti-Semitic and racist hate incidents in Seattle in recent years -- but looks back into Seattle's history.
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Politics
WA Republicans throw weight behind MAGA candidate Semi Bird
Washington state Republicans gathered in Spokane over the weekend to throw support behind a candidate for governor and other key offices. After a rowdy back and forth over whether the party would endorse at all, former Richland school board member Semi Bird emerged with the official GOP stamp of approval for the governor’s race. The decision sends a message about who state party faithful see as the standard bearer for the Washington GOP: Donald J. Trump.
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Politics
MAGA Republican Semi Bird endorsed by Washington GOP for governor
Former Richland school board member Semi Bird was endorsed by a majority of the roughly 1,800 delegates gathered in Spokane for the Washington State Republican Party convention Saturday.
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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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Law & Courts
Washington's new drug law was 'designed to fill our treatment centers.' Experts say it won't
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Government
Why the wave of voting reform measures in the Northwest?
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Politics
Redistricting pulled thousands of voters east of Seattle into one of the state's most competitive races
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Government
Chinook Indian Nation members rally for federal recognition
Members of the Chinook Indian Nation rallied Monday on the steps of a federal building in Seattle to raise awareness for their long fight to get federal recognition. Chairman Tony Johnson, whose tribal name is Naschio, said his great-great-grandfather and other leaders first hired lawyers to sue for their lands back in the 1890s.