Politics

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Election fraud claims are driving polarization in the midterm elections

Claims of election fraud have been increasing since the 2020 election, and they’re having an impact on the upcoming midterm elections in November.

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Redistricting pulled thousands of voters east of Seattle into one of the state's most competitive races

Week In Review

Week in Review: Teacher strike, park taxes, and Mt. Rainier

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Ryan Lambert and KUOW’s David Hyde.

Soundside

'New opportunities we didn't have before' – Gov. Inslee talks climate policy

Washington is phasing out the sale of new gas powered vehicles by 2035. Governor Jay Inslee announced that decision just over a week ago. It's one of a number of climate-based policies we've seen both here in Washington, and across the country in recent weeks. Governor Inslee ran on the need to address climate change in his 2020 presidential campaign. But - big as they are, are these latest steps big enough?

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Should Sec. of State, the 'junk drawer' of state government, be nonpartisan?

The Secretary of State is an interesting job. In a lot of ways, it’s pretty administrative. They supervise the state archives. They coordinate implementation of the state's records management laws. But what they've become most well known for is supervising and certifying state and local elections. Some say, to do that job properly, the position should be nonpartisan.

Week In Review

Week in Review: The Mayor, overtime, and large concrete blocks

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, Seattle Times’ Patrick Malone, and Kitsap Sun’s Josh Farley.

KUOW Newsroom

No charges in Washington ballot drop box surveillance investigation

The FBI is in possession of a sheriff’s investigation into an alleged voter suppression effort in King County, Wash. Conservative activists who don’t trust Washington’s vote-by-mail system were behind the effort during the run-up to the August primary.

Some Republicans in Washington state cast a wary eye on an election security device

Albert sensors alert local governments to potential hacking attempts. But in Washington state, this cybersecurity tool has become the subject of suspicion by some on the political right.

Week In Review

Week in Review: Loan forgiveness, voting, and Sue Bird

Guest host Zaki Hamid discusses the week’s news with Seattle Met’s Allison Williams, Seattle Times’ Jonathan Martin, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter.

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Rep. Strickland on why the Dems' massive health care and climate bill is a big deal for WA

Paige Browning talks with Democratic Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland about the health care, climate, and tax bill signed Tuesday by President Joe Biden.