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Massive crowd moving through Seattle. The front of the march has reached Seattle Center. Meanwhile, people are still pouring out of Cal Anderson

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People are still showing up nearly an hour in to Seattle’s No Kings protest. Light rail is slammed shoulder to shoulder

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Hundreds still at the anti-trans protest/worship service in City Hall Plaza while counter protesters are mill about and are arrested outside the barriers.

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come for the car ban analysis, stay for the slice-of-life reporting on what this new policy means for people who work in the market every day

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'Vastly more walkable': After decades of debate, Pike Place Market soft-launches car ban www.knkx.org/transportati...

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Full story: REI's new CEO said company has work to do to "regain the full trust of our community." The REI Union said the election results send a "resounding message that it is time for the co-op to return to its core values." www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/05...

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Breaking: REI just announced that members voted to reject the unopposed slate of candidates the company put forward in this year's board of Directors election. That's a big victory for the REI Union, which urged members to vote "No" this year to protest REI's approach to labor organizing, Trump

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Making my way over to Cal Anderson to check out the May Day rally. This huge squad of bike cops pedaled by on Pike presumably heading that way too

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"They should have reasonably known the requirements." WA agency seeks first ever felony for violating youth labor law after teen loses both legs doing prohibited construction work. bit.ly/3Yfycf1 @cascadepbsnewsroom.bsky.social

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After years of debate, today is the first day of Pike Place Market’s pilot car ban. The streets are quiet:

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REI says it was a 'mistake' to endorse Trump interior secretary Doug Burgum www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2025/...

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Update: The Seattle Center estimates that a minimum of 18,000 people attended the rally, and organizers' crowd counters estimated 25,000 people, a spokesperson for the protest said.

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A crowd of thousands gathered at Seattle Center today to protest Trump and Musk's efforts to dismantle American institutions and democratic systems: "This isn't America as it should be" www.cascadepbs.org/politics/202...

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Thousands of people gathering at Seattle Center as part of nationwide protests against Trump and Musk:

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New from @sanfordnate.bsky.social: "The Puget Sound region has the highest minimum wage in the nation, but that hasn’t necessarily translated to a living wage. Estimates put the cost of living for a single adult in King County at more than $30 an hour." www.cascadepbs.org/politics/202...

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NEW: The National Labor Review Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against REI Co-op, after finding the retailer illegally withheld benefits packages from workers at unionized stores. The NLRB is seeking an order that would require REI to retroactively give unionized workers wage increases and bonuses.

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Want to understand more about how business leaders in Spokane think about important issues like homelessness and city leadership? We recommend a three-course meal. First, a story on business leader and conservative donor Larry Stone from @sanfordnate.bsky.social, published in 2023 by @inlander.com.

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Katie Wilson and the Seattle Transit Riders Union have had a big impact on Seattle and King County progressive politics and policy for the past decade. Now the activist and organizer is making a run at the Seattle mayors office. www.cascadepbs.org/politics/202...

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Unemployment claims filed by laid off federal workers in Washington doubled compared to this same time last year: www.knkx.org/politics/202...

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REI excluded two union-backed candidates from the ballot for this year’s board of director elections. At a rally outside the flagship Seattle store yesterday, REI union members called on members to cast “withhold” votes in protest: www.knkx.org/politics/202...

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Interesting tidbit from U.S. Rep. Jayapal’s town hall this week: “I’ve really wanted to get off Twitter, but my staff tells me I can’t because I have half a million followers and journalists still pay a lot of attention to this social media” “Join bluesky!” several audience members yelled.

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More on the protest at UW yesterday against the Trunp admin’s push to cut research funding: “I’ve got students who are considering leaving the field, trying to think about whether or not they’re going to be able to do this kind of work,” said one physics teacher. www.knkx.org/politics/202...

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Rep. Jayapal speaking to a big crowd of UW workers protesting Trump’s attempt to cut medical research funding “Hands off our healthcare, hands off our research, hands off our jobs!”

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A proposed bill in Olympia would require REI to reserve two seats on its board of directors for employees. The union is backing the bill as part of a growing push for worker representation: www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2025/...

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It's election day! Seattle voters have til 8pm to get ballots turned in to a drop box to decide if/how to fund social housing and renewal of two school levies. Turnout is currently 20%. KC Elections expects that to reach about 33% in total. More on Props 1A & 1B: www.cascadepbs.org/politics/202...

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Seattle activist Shemona Moreno is running a union-backed campaign to join REI's board of directors. It's part of a new push to change the co-op's approach to labor issues: www.knkx.org/business/202...

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Massive crowd gathering at Garfield High School in Seattle for a “We Rise Against Project 2025” march

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Lawmakers pointed to this week's Cascade PBS/Elway poll, which found that 68% of respondents favored limits on the amount landlords can raise rent each year: www.cascadepbs.org/sites/defaul...

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Democratic lawmakers in Olympia are once again pushing to cap the amount landlords can raise rents in Washington, a year after a similar effort fell short. www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2025/...

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After stalling last year, renter protections will come up again in the 2025 leg. session Rep. Emily Alvarado, who sponsored last year's rent stabilization bill, is giving a briefing Friday on the "renewed push by many Democrats in both the House and Senate to pass rent stabilization in 2025"

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Both of my newsrooms are hiring reporters! Apply asap! @cascadepbsnewsroom.bsky.social is looking for a reporter to cover state government in Olympia @knkx.bsky.social is looking for a general assignment reporter in Seattle

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Efforts to pass renter protections at the state level stalled in 2024, but cities across Washington — from Olympia to Woodinville to Spokane — expanded local ordinances and policies aimed at protecting tenants. www.knkx.org/government/2...

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The Council held its swearing in ceremony this afternoon for Alexis Mercedes Rinck (she was officially sworn into office last week). @sanfordnate.bsky.social reports on the event and Rinck’s vision for the job.

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Bellingham could soon join a small but growing list of Washington cities that have fully eliminated parking mandates for new development citywide: www.cascadepbs.org/briefs/2024/...

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