Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSeattle City Economists: Proposed 2% Capital Gains Tax Could Spur Wealth Exodus
Episode 213
Seattle officials worry that implementing a local capital gains tax would coax wealthy residents to change their home addresses. Seattle City Counc…
1 year, 6 months ago
WA GOP Says AG ‘Weaponized’ Ballot Impact Statements on Initiatives
Episode 212
Supporters of the four initiatives on Tuesday’s general election ballot in Washington are regrouping after three of the four went down to defeat. One…
1 year, 6 months ago
FBI Drop Box Arson Investigation Continues as WA Law Enforcement Step up Patrols
Episode 211
The FBI continues to investigate Monday’s arson that destroyed hundreds of election ballots inside a Vancouver, Wash., drop box. An incendiary device…
1 year, 7 months ago
WA Initiative Backers Say AG’s ‘One-Sided’ Language Deceiving Voters, Polling
Episode 210
Recently released polling on the Washington initiatives to the ballot indicates voters may not be in the mood to support three of the four measures. …
1 year, 7 months ago
WA GOP Chair: Cities Opposed to Initiatives Motivated by Potential Loss of Revenue
Episode 209
A number of Washington cities have approved declarations publicly opposing ballot initiatives on next month's ballot, with at least initiative suppor…
1 year, 7 months ago
Top WA Provider for Minor Gender Reassignment Procedures Previously Fined $5 Million
Episode 208
A Washington-based surgery center ranked by a nonprofit among the top in the state for minor gender reassignment surgeries was recently fined $5 mill…
1 year, 7 months ago
Washington Candidates for Secretary of State Clash Over Disinformation, Residency
Episode 207
It’s unclear how many people watched, but there was another contentious election debate Tuesday night in addition to the one between the U.S. vice pr…
1 year, 7 months ago
Fact Check: Critics Say Washington's Initiative 2117 Would Cut Transportation Funding
Episode 206
A new report published by Greenline Insights, along with proponents of the Climate Commitment Act, claims that if Initiative 2117 is approved by vote…
1 year, 8 months ago
WA’s ‘Environmental Justice’ Needs Complicating Linkage to CA-Quebec Carbon Market
Episode 205
The Climate Commitment Act’s focus on environmental justice may be complicating efforts to link Washington state’s carbon market with the California-…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ferguson, Reichert Exchange Jabs During Gubernatorial Debate
Episode 204
The two candidates to be Washington state's next governor faced off in their first televised debate Tuesday night, trading jabs on a variety of topic…
1 year, 8 months ago