Electric floatplanes could help sink two big pollution problems The zero-emission planes can't fly far, but they could help sink two big air-pollution problems.
The Record A reporter annotated our conversation on public records with a state senator via Twitter With Twitter annotations from Crosscut political reporter Melissa Santos, Sen. Jamie Pedersen explains a new proposal to make the Washington state legislature "more transparent."
'Hey guys, how you doin'?' How Washington's folksy governor introduces his national ambition As Washington Gov. Jay Inslee inches closer to a likely run for president, he's starting to sound more and more like a candidate on the stump than a two...
Speakers Forum Seattle stories that humanize mental health struggles For the second year now, NAMI Washington has presented a storytelling event in Seattle called The Brainpower Chronicles.
Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace Trolls, how do you decide who to harass online? SO MANY of us use social media and the Internet for work. There's just no escaping it. But what happens when online harassment encroaches on your work life?
U.S. Coast Guard will help researchers track whales along the West Coast The Oregon crab industry is putting up money to launch a new research study on where whales swim and feed along the Pacific Coast. The study stems from...
‘Don't go to a hotel room’ with a drunk man. Councilmember Kathy Lambert’s full KUOW interview The King County Council member took issue with a KUOW story about a campaign event for Sen. Joe Fain this past Sunday, during which she was interviewed. Here's the full transcript of that interview.
Undeterred by rape allegation, Sen. Joe Fain supporters applaud campaign Two weeks after former Seattle city official Candace Faber tweeted that he raped her in 2007, Sen. Joe Fain made a campaign appearance on Sunday with his family and miniature Schnauzer-Yorkie mix, Waffles, in tow.
Elections Will Washington lead the nation on a carbon tax this November? A new Elway Poll shows 50 percent of Washington voters now back the carbon tax initiative I-1631 on the November ballot. Q13 political analyst C.R. Douglas joined KUOW’s Angela King to discuss the initiative’s propects.
