Skip to main content

You make this possible. Support our independent, nonprofit newsroom today.

Give Now

This week we're not paddling away from the tough news

caption: L-R: Rob McKenna, Bill Radke, Eli Sanders, Joni Balter
Enlarge Icon
L-R: Rob McKenna, Bill Radke, Eli Sanders, Joni Balter
KUOW PHOTO/MEGAN FARMER

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray makes it official: He won't run as a write-in for a second term, and wants you to vote for former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan instead.

Two studies of Seattle's $15 minimum wage experiment find mixed results and spark a political back-and-forth over who to believe.

And an Orcas Island man completes a 750-mile journey from Washington state to Alaska ... on a stand-up paddleboard.

Listen to the live show Fridays at noon and join the conversation on Twitter using #KUOWwir. Audio from the show is posted later in the afternoon.

Get caught up on the news:

Our panel this week:

Bill Radke @kuowradke, host

Joni Balter @jbalter, host of Seattle Channel's Civic Cocktail

Eli Sanders @elijsanders, associate editor at The Stranger

Rob McKenna @robmckenna, former Washington State Attorney General

Why you can trust KUOW