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Monday Evening Headlines Mar 24, 2025

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UW lab tech detained by ICE in Tacoma, USPS workers protest job cuts, and we remember former Washington House Speaker Frank Chopp.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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DOGE tangles up fishers' efforts to go green Mar 24, 2025

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Small boat operators in Puget Sound are working to upgrade their engines to reduce emissions.

But uncertainty around federal government grants is tangling up their efforts.

Dan Tucker from the Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County talks about what this means for the industry in Puget Sound.

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Friday Evening Headlines Mar 21, 2025

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Labor board says REI illegally withheld wages, Sound Transit facing criticism for CEO search, and UW's cherry blossoms are behind schedule this year.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Casual Friday with Jodi-Ann Burey and Eva Walker Mar 21, 2025

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This week…

The Seattle City Council approved more housing in the Stadium District.

Capitol Hill Block Party is making some big changes, including making the whole event 21+.

And freeway drivers had to say goodbye to Slothy, an 8-foot tall stuffed animal dangling from a tree near Bellingham.

Author Jodi-Ann Burey and KEXP DJ Eva Walker are here to break down the week.

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Thursday Evening Headlines Mar 21, 2025

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WA schools chief blasts "cruel chaos" of President Trump's DOE order, Democrats unveil plans to change state taxes, and a fake ICE vehicle is roaming the region.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Inside the private room where volunteers monitor ICE flights Mar 20, 2025

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ICE activities, detainment, and deportations can be a black box.

Over the weekend as many as 200 Venezuelans were deported to El Salvador and their alleged crimes remain unclear.

In Seattle, local volunteers get a glimpse inside that box gathering each week to monitor detainees moving in and out of King County Airport.

Volunteer observer Stan Shikuma tells us why.

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Wednesday Evening Headlines Mar 19, 2025

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Seattle to get new 'Makers' District' with affordable housing, kidney doc who trained at UW denied reentry into the U.S., and another top staffer resigns from Gov. Ferguson's office.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Why a Seattle-based law firm is on President Trump's enemy list Mar 19, 2025

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President Donald Trump has an axe to grind with Seattle’s largest law firm.

A Trump-issued executive order says Perkins Coie participates in “dishonest and dangerous activity” that has affected the country for “decades.”

The order could have an impact on the firm’s ability to practice law in Seattle, and around the country.

UW Law Professor from Practice Doug Ross will tell us how.

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Tuesday Evening Headlines Mar 19, 2025

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Sen. Murray decries cuts to Medicaid, WA joins effort to protect passport access for trans people, and Seattle's skies are busy with bald eagles this spring.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

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The PNW natural disaster you probably aren’t thinking about Mar 18, 2025

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There are plenty of natural disasters to worry about in the Pacific Northwest, like earthquakes, wildfires, and volcanic eruptions. But you may have heard less about lahars -- fast-moving mudflows that emerge from volcanoes. Seattle-based narrative journalist Wudan Yan has written about lahars for Popular Mechanics, and how scientists are sounding the alarm about the threats they pose to communities near Mount Rainier.

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