Steve Scher
Stories
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The Challenges Of Medicaid Expansion
Steve Scher talks with Washington state Medicaid Director MaryAnne Lindeblad about how the state plans to accommodate more than 250,000 newly enrolled...
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Documenting Gender Change With The Government
Steve Scher discusses how to get state and federal agencies to recognize you as a different gender with Seattle University Law professor Dean Spade.
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How To Successfully Conduct Interfaith Dialogue
Steve Scher talks with Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Don Mackenzie and Imam Jamal Rahman about how to engage in a successful interfaith dialogue.
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Reforming Punishment In Washington Public Schools
Steve Scher talks with Katie Mosehauer, executive director of Washington Appleseed, about proposed changes to school discipline policies in Washington...
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'Disaster Inside Of A Disaster,' The Closure Of Highway 530
It's been three weeks since the massive mudslide hit the town of Oso, Wash. The closure of Highway 530 is just one of the many challenges facing the...
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Nancy Pearl: A Memoir And A Story Of Hollywood
Steve Scher talks with librarian Nancy Pearl about two books, "Mother Daughter Me: A Memoir," by Katie Hafner and "Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood...
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Listeners Weigh In On $15 Minimum Wage Debate
Steve Scher and Ross Reynolds talk with guests and listeners about raising the minimum wage in Seattle to $15. Guests include Gea Bassett, owner of...
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The Way To Go: Kate Ascher On Transportation And Infrastructure
Steve Scher sits down with urban development consultant Kate Ascher to talk about her new book, "The Way To Go: Moving By Land, Sea and Air."
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Prop 1 Vote Looms, Public Internet Utility, And Mayor Murray's First 100 Days
King County Metro Transit's Proposition One would raise taxes to prevent bus service cuts and fund some road projects. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is...
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Billy Frank Jr.: Tribes Must Try To Bring The Salmon Back
Editor's note, 5/5/2014: Billy Frank Jr., who led the "Fish Wars" of the 1960s and '70s, has died. He was 83. Below is an interview with Frank,...