A tale of two Smiths
The race is on for Washington’s 9th. Also, we hear more about ballot initiative 1631 on carbon fees, and remember Paul Allen.
On today's show:
Adam Smith and Sarah Smith, District 9
Washington’s 9th district in the United States House of representatives is between two Democrats named Smith. But Adam Smith and Sarah Smith (who identifies as a Democratic Socialist) have very different ideas for the direction of our country. They debated on campaign finance, military budgets, and healthcare.
Ballot Initiative Debate 1631 - Carbon Fee
Closer to home, Washington state may become the first in the nation to charge a fee for carbon emissions. Whether you call the ballot initiative a fee or a tax tends to depend on whether you’re for it or against it, and the messaging continues to be very different from both sides. Becky Kelley is president of the Washington Environmental Council and is in favor of I-1631; Dana Bieber is the campaign spokesperson for “No on I-1631.”
Paul Allen Remembrance w/Todd Bishop
Yesterday, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen succumbed to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was 65. Some years back, he shared a conversation with Geekwire’s Todd Bishop about his childhood, his health… and his yachts.
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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