Jul 18, 2025
On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Robert Cruickshank discuss:
🙅 End of Denny Blaine nudity
🗳️ Urbanist endorsements
🧑🏫 Sea Public Schools news
🐀 Hot Rat Summer
📸 Seattle police cameras
❌ Harrell cancels safety upgrades
💸 Business pours $ in WA Senate races
As always, a full text...
Jul 15, 2025
Seattle voters will decide in August whether to renew funding for the city's groundbreaking Democracy Voucher Program, the first and only system of its kind in the United States that gives residents public money to support local candidates of their choice.
Proposition 1 on the August 5 primary ballot asks voters to...
Jul 11, 2025
On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Erica Barnett discuss:
⚖️ No Wilson charges
💬 Pro-Harrell message testing poll
🔄 Moore replacement
👑 Bills expand Davison/Police power
🔎 Ask to end consent decree
🤖 PC Sheriff gets bad advice from ChatGPT
As always, a full text transcript of the show...
Jul 4, 2025
On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Josh Cohen discuss:
🎯 WA top target in Medicaid cuts
😬 KC Assessor Wilson arrested
🚔 Barnes confirmed as police chief
💰 Possible sales tax increase for public safety
🏗️ Rinck revives Morales’ community dev program
As always, a full text transcript of the...
Jul 1, 2025
King County Executive candidate Claudia Balducci outlines her approach to the region's biggest challenges, emphasizing housing affordability, prevention-focused public safety & regional coordination.
As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.
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