KUOW Newsroom Seattle to force Uber, Lyft to pay drivers minimum wage Seattle says it will force Uber and Lyft to pay drivers at least Seattle’s minimum hourly wage. And it served notice that other gig economy workers could also receive city protection and support.
KUOW Newsroom Elizabeth Warren draws thousands at Seattle campaign stop Demand was so high to see the Massachusetts senator, the campaign had to change the venue of the campaign appearance to the park beneath the Space Needle.
KUOW Newsroom Youths grill Seattle area candidates in forum It was a tough crowd Thursday night at Seattle City Hall. Young voters from several local community groups organized a forum for candidates for city and county elections.
KUOW Newsroom The tangled path of money with Moms for Seattle Money is flowing in the Seattle City Council races. But where’s it being spent, and who’s spending it? Sometimes the answers are tough to find.
KUOW Newsroom The river runs alarmingly low in North Bend It’s been raining this July, but much of Washington is still in a drought, because of our hot, dry spring and early summer. Just 30 minutes outside Seattle, in the town of North Bend, most development is on hold till an issue of water is resolved.
The Record June 18th | A whale of a view Gray whale as lawn ornament. A chat with the new head of the Nature Conservancy. And the case for incrementalism.
Should grizzlies be brought back to the North Cascades? 'Wild' listeners weigh in We tried a little experiment with our Instagram followers for The Wild (@thewildpod). Before our episode on bears in the North Cascades we polled them to ask: Should grizzlies be reintroduced to this area?
KUOW Newsroom Newest Seattle City Council member will have to dive into zoning Abel Pacheco Jr. has replaced Rob Johnson on the Seattle City Council. So now, about that U-District upzone ...
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.
'What are we gonna do?' More than 1,000 Seattle students exposed to HIV, hepatitis Health officials urge students to get tested after they were accidentally exposed to blood-borne pathogens through dental clinics based in 12 Puget Sound schools.