Health Weed sick: High-potency cannabis leads to ER visits, illnesses for some users As cannabis products like vapes, shatter, and dabs have reached near 100% potency, lawmakers, researchers, and doctors have sounded the alarm about a potential public health crisis. Stephen Howie
Education What Trump's second term could mean for education in Washington state President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House has raised a lot of questions about how policies he’s pushed could affect public education. Sami West Play AudioListen 8 mins
Politics First bills drop ahead of Washington's 2025 legislative session Washington lawmakers have begun teeing up legislation ahead of the 2025 session. Permanent standard time, immigration policies and fentanyl penalties were among the proposals prefiled on Monday, Dec. 2. Washington State Standard
Government Expanded water taxi service means easier access to and from Seattle for Vashon Islanders For the first time in years, the King County water taxi is expanding its sailings. Diana Opong
Politics Seattle is minting millionaires by the thousands About 1 in every 14 Seattleites are millionaires, making it second only to the Bay Area for “millionaire density.” Monica Nickelsburg
Environment Styrofoam containers are about to disappear in Washington The next phase for Washington state's ban on Styrofoam is about to kick in, putting an end to an era of squeaky to-go containers used by restaurants and other businesses. Dyer Oxley KUOW Staff
Elections Campaign to defend Washington state's climate law raises $11 million, far outpacing opposition A campaign defending Washington’s Climate Commitment Act from repeal by voters launched Wednesday. The “No on 2117” campaign announced it has obtained more than $11 million in pledges from environmental groups, unions, tribes, and corporations. Amy Radil
Government We paid attention to WA's legislative session so you didn't have to This year’s legislative session is in the can. Like every round of lawmaking, we started the session with lots of plans: Roughly 1,200 bills were introduced and 340 passed. Northwest News Networks' Jeanie Lindsay has been tracking it all so you don't need to. She tells us about her top 3 takeaways from the session. Patricia Murphy Clare McGrane Play AudioListen 15 mins
Politics Week in Review: the legislative session, a plan for growth, and a judge disqualified Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, Washington Policy Center’s Paul Guppy, and Earth Finance’s Reuven Carlyle. Bill Radke Kevin Kniestedt Play AudioListen 51 mins
Government Police pursuit, parent rights, income tax initiatives poised for final vote in Olympia Lawmakers are plowing ahead with three high-profile voter initiatives. The Legislature plans to take a final vote on the measures Monday, despite concerns from members of the Democratic majority. Jeanie Lindsay
