Mar 31, 2023
On today’s Hacks & Wonks week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Seattle political reporter and the editor of PubliCola, Erica Barnett!
Crystal and Erica discuss the City of Seattle’s first-in-the-nation legislation to provide paid sick and safe leave for gig workers, Mayor Bruce Harrell’s $970 million housing levy...
Mar 28, 2023
On this midweek show, Crystal welcomes reporter Megan Burbank to talk about the status of reproductive healthcare in Washington state after last year’s Dobbs decision removed guarantees for abortion access on the national level. The conversation starts by highlighting barriers that already existed prior to Roe v. Wade...
Mar 25, 2023
On this Hacks & Wonks week-in-review, political consultant and host Crystal Fincher is joined by Guy Oron, Staff Reporter for Real Change! They start with a discussion of Friday’s Washington Supreme Court ruling that the capital gains tax is constitutional and what that means for the state’s residents. Then they...
Mar 21, 2023
On this midweek show, Seattle Times reporter Dahlia Bazzaz returns with a run-down of education issues across Washington state. Dahlia and Crystal review the Legislature’s considerations of special education funding, restraint and isolation in Washington schools, and free school lunch provision. They then cover the...
Mar 17, 2023
On this Hacks & Wonks week-in-review, political consultant and host Crystal Fincher is joined by defense attorney, abolitionist and activist Nicole Thomas-Kennedy!
Crystal and Nicole discuss a number of news items this week, including new data showing a change in commute patterns for Seattle workers, as well as a...