Thursday Evening Headlines
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2024
⏱️ 13 minutes
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GOP fundraising is lagging in WA, PNW power grid to get billions in federal dollars, and how will downtown Seattle avoid a "doom loop?" It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
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| 0:56.1 | Hey there from the KUOW Newsroom. This is Seattle Now. I'm Patricia Murphy. Here are today's top stories. It's Thursday, October 17th. Republicans in Washington hope they can win back the governor's office this |
| 1:04.2 | year or at least give Democrats a run for their money. But Olympia correspondent Jeannie Lindsay |
| 1:09.1 | reports GOP fundraising numbers are lagging. |
| 1:13.1 | Some experts expected Washington's race for governor this year to be closer than most. Still, |
| 1:19.2 | Democrats are favored to win, and donors aren't backing Republican candidates here like they |
| 1:24.5 | have in the past. Randy Pepple, longtime-time GOP strategist, says some don't think |
| 1:30.9 | it's money well spent. Conservative donors in Washington State have gone a long time without a winner |
| 1:38.6 | in a U.S. Senate race or governor's race, the two biggest prizes in state politics. |
| 1:43.3 | The National Democratic Governors Association has dropped more than $5 million on ads in the |
| 1:49.5 | governor's race here, but the Republican Governors Association so far hasn't spent a dime. |
| 1:56.0 | I'm Jeannie Lindsay in Olympia. |
| 1:57.9 | And speaking of that governor's race, a new poll out today has Democrat Bob Ferguson |
| 2:02.6 | with a big lead over Republican Dave Reichert. 50% of respondents say they're voting for Ferguson, |
| 2:09.0 | 34% for Reichert. According to the Seattle Times, respondents said they trusted Ferguson more on |
| 2:14.7 | several issues, including reproductive rights, the economy, and public safety. The poll was conducted by Survey USA and sponsored by the Seattle Times, King 5, and the Udubs Center for an informed public. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.9 percentage points. |
| 2:44.6 | The Seattle Student Union wants the city to dedicate more money to youth mental health services in the next budget. |
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