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President #Trump opened up a new front in his assault on public media on Monday, asserting that he was removing three of the five board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. #CPB

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Emily Randall (D) is in her freshman year representing WA’s 6th Congressional District, which covers much of #Tacoma, #Kitsap County and the Olympic Peninsula. Randall stopped by KNKX's Tacoma studios while back in town during a break in the congressional calendar.

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One in four Washingtonians visited a food bank last year, according to the state Dept. of Agriculture. But food banks will soon have an even harder time meeting demand. The USDA has already cut $500M from Local Food Purchase Assistance and is cutting $500M from The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

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A major power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, including their capitals, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines.

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Washington's 6th District Rep. Emily Randall's first term in Congress has already been marked by dramatic federal funding cuts and contentious committee hearings.

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In the session's final days, the Democratic majority settled on several major pieces of legislation, and a new #Washington state budget that includes a slate of tax changes.

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Changes to Washington’s parents rights law are heading to the governor’s desk, after procedural delays and tense debates over the legislation all session long.

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Feed stores are selling out of baby #chickens. But there are downsides to having a backyard flock, such as cost and potential exposure to bird flu.

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Multiple generations of #jazz meet for an exclusive session with saxophonist Houston Person. Watch the full performance now: youtu.be/KXExpNfqj-4

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To support our digital news operations, we are seeking a Senior Digital News Manager to help reporters’ stories reach digital audiences, contribute to daily news coverage, and ensure clean and accurate copy regardless of the medium. Learn more: knkx.bamboohr.com/careers/55?s...

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Multiple generations of #jazz meet for an exclusive session with saxophonist Houston Person. At 90, Person's life in music extends more than six decades.

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The Trump administration is shutting down most of a landmark federal project studying women's health, stunning researchers around the country.

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A nearly 30-year-old legal case looms large over the U.S. government's antitrust case against #Google. A judge is hearing arguments to decide the penalties to levy against the search giant.

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For #JazzAppreciationMonth, join KNKX as we show a little extra love for the musical talent that makes their home here in the Pacific Northwest.

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Stocks gained for a second consecutive session on Wednesday after President Trump said he wouldn't fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome #Powell and on hopes he could ease some of the #tariffs imposed on #China.

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#Seattle voters will be asked in August if they want to continue paying for the city’s democracy voucher program.

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Senate Bill 5184, called the Parking Reform and Modernization Act, would restrict how much parking cities and counties are allowed to require for new development. #WashingtonState

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The Trump administration says it will soon resume collections on defaulted student loans for the first time in five years, raising questions and anxieties for millions of borrowers across the country.

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The KNKX Travel Club recently visited the birthplace of #jazz and blues for the French Quarter Festival. The annual celebration highlighting local New Orleans musicians included a number of players with deep connections to the #Seattle area.

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A whale watch vessel is operating the state-funded passenger-only ferry pilot. The service from Anacortes to the San Juan Islands runs until June 30.

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Democratic state lawmakers dropped their bid Monday to repeal a voter-approved limit on property tax growth in Washington, excising one of the most controversial revenue-raising ideas they’ve pursued in this year’s legislative session.

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Catholics across the globe are mourning the death of Pope Francis, remembering him for his humility, generosity of spirit, concern for the poor, and steadfast efforts to restore trust in the church after years of scandal.

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Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.

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School districts from Vancouver to the San Juan Islands, and Bellevue to Richland, have hired a private company to monitor everything students write in an effort to prevent them from hurting themselves or others. Learn more: www.knkx.org/education/20...

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Voters will decide whether to renew a property tax to pay for the identification system that has helped law enforcement solve crimes since the 1980s.

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A bill that aims to address housing supply and affordability in Washington by lowering parking requirements for new residential and commercial development passed through the state Legislature and will head to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. #WashingtonState #Parking #Housing

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Years ago, Kassa Overall was, separately, a rising #jazz drummer and a hip-hop producer. Once he began merging these worlds, he found his true voice.

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The White House has taken down some government websites providing COVID-19 information and replaced them with a new boldly styled page dedicated to the controversial theory that the pandemic was caused by the virus leaking from a Chinese government laboratory.

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School districts across the state have hired a private company to monitor everything students write in an effort to prevent them from hurting themselves or others.

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Washington 1st District U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene is pushing for congress to take back its role in crafting trade policy, amid the turmoil caused by Trump's sweeping #tariffs. Learn more: www.knkx.org/politics/202...

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John-Carlos Perea, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at @uofwa.bsky.social, spoke with @knkx.org.

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Governor Bob Ferguson (D) is criticizing the latest round of tax proposals #Washington Democrats put forward this week, citing concerns about cuts from the Trump Administration.

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Washington 1st District U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene is pushing for congress to take back its role in crafting trade policy, amid the turmoil caused by Trump's sweeping #tariffs.

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Pianist and composer Bill Anschell, a very well-liked #Seattle musician with more than a dozen acoustic albums, shares his love of electronics.

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The 6-foot-6 French basketball star, and No. 2 overall pick, joins a very experienced roster at the #Seattle Storm, who went 25-15 last season.

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Bill Anschell has built a reputation as a first-call pianist with #jazz musicians around the Northwest for more than 20 years, and he’s also a composer and leader of his own bands.

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Francis Davis, an articulate and gimlet-eyed cultural critic who achieved an eminent stature in #jazz, died on Monday at his home in Philadelphia. He was 78.

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Retail spending — one of the key drivers in the economy — saw its biggest jump in more than two years during March, as more people rushed to buy cars and other big-ticket items ahead of President Trump's new #tariffs.

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A Maryland federal judge wants to find out if government officials are acting in "bad faith" in the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison.

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A White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters ahead of the signing that the move would include "delivering lower prices to seniors" and improve the Medicare drug price negotiation program, which was created by the Inflation Reduction Act that passed in 2022.

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The #Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes #NPR and #PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.

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Kids in Need of Defense, or KIND, currently serves more than 400 unaccompanied children and youth across the Pacific Northwest.

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The #FTC told a federal judge on Monday that #Meta has abused its power and acted as a monopoly by acquiring rivals instead of competing fairly, opening a months-long trial seen as a test of the Trump administration's ability to challenge the power of Silicon Valley.

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Washington lawmakers are moving forward with hotly debated legislation that aims to revise a parents' rights law enacted last year.

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Biologists and technicians help burrowing owls get their underground homes ready for the season at the site of the decommissioned Umatilla Chemical Depot in #Oregon.

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The Trump administration is considering new semiconductor tariffs, after the White House exempted certain electronics from reciprocal tariffs.

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Two Islamic celebrations, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, will be added to Washington’s list of unpaid state holidays, under a bill signed into law on Tuesday.

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