Today on Seattle Now: Casual Friday with @toddbishop.bsky.social and Rachel Horgan @trishmurphy.bsky.social @jaughanvones.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0ra6...

it’s not over until the last ballot is counted, but there’s still plenty to talk about after one drop in king county!

Tuesday is the 2025 general election for several key races in the Seattle area. Check in here to see live results starting around 8 p.m. PT.

it’s a busy busy news week, and i have to pat the seattle now team on the back: ahead of election day, a trip to the yearly reading of the constitution at UW: open.spotify.com/episode/6nGK... and today, a SNAP recipient and a local food bank director on cuts: open.spotify.com/episode/0y6X...

Hey, I’m on NPR!

re: massive federal bill passing today - seattle now has an episode (released june 10) with Sea Mar's Dr. Julian Perez about then-proposed cuts to Medicaid that are now reality made by @andyhurst.bsky.social , @trishmurphy.bsky.social and @carolinecgomez.bsky.social www.kuow.org/stories/this...

I went on @kuow.org's Seattle Now podcast this week to discuss City Councilmember Cathy Moore's decision to leave the city council two and a half years before her term ends—and what the second resignation in a year says about the state of the Seattle City Council. Listen: omny.fm/shows/seattl...

Don't miss this week's Casual Friday! Arts reporter Jas Keimig and Factal Editor @joeveyera.bsky.social join Paige Browning to talk about the hacked crosswalk buttons, the PCC hotbar and the new @sound-transit.bsky.social store @jaughanvones.bsky.social www.kuow.org/stories/casu...

The disparity has grown even further. New federal data shows that the United States now has: • 41,550 journalists • 280,590 public relations specialists For every reporter, there are now about seven PR people. (data via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

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