Tom Banse
Regional Correspondent
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
Four tribal casinos in vanguard to introduce legal sports betting to Washington state
Four Washington state tribes have opened negotiations with the state government to introduce sports betting. Earlier this year, the legislature...
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Governor puts two week pause on further reopening in Washington state, strengthens mask order
Washington Governor Jay Inslee and the state Health Secretary are hitting the pause button on the county-by-county reopening process in response to the...
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KUOW Newsroom
Coastal beach communities bracing for Fourth of July revelers... and their trash
A favorable weather forecast and the Fourth of July falling on a weekend has beach communities in the Pacific Northwest bracing for an onslaught despite...
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KUOW Newsroom
Want a really big houseboat? Former Washington state ferry may head to auction again
A former state ferry now moored on the Olympia waterfront may be headed for auction for the third time in about three years, this time to remedy months of unpaid port bills.
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Washington state leaders hesitant about final phase of county-by-county reopening
Washington state leaders are expressing hesitancy about opening the door to the final phase of the governor's four-phase reopening plan. By the end of...
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KUOW Newsroom
Study estimates high costs, low ridership if Washington state boosted east-west train service
A consultant's study of what it would take to boost east-west passenger rail service across Washington state effectively threw cold water on the envisioned trains. The report to the state legislature predicted high costs and relatively low ridership.
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Study estimates high costs, low ridership if Washington state boosted east-west train service
A consultant's study of what it would take to boost east-west passenger rail service across Washington state effectively threw cold water on the...
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KUOW Newsroom
Does cuteness count? A cost-benefit analysis of the sea otter return to Oregon
A study of sea otter restoration in British Columbia is giving encouragement to a group that wants to bring sea otters back to the Oregon Coast. A...
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Washington State Ferries to stay on reduced schedule as summer begins
Summer officially begins on Saturday, but it still feels like winter if you study the sailing schedule of Washington State Ferries. With ridership...
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KUOW Newsroom
Now showing at the drive-in: Class of 2020 high school graduation
An iconic, but disappearing American institution -- the drive-in movie theater -- came to the rescue of the senior classes in several Pacific Northwest communities this month. As luck would have it, a drive-in cinema is well suited for a socially-distanced graduation ceremony.