Northwest Now

With interest rates still high, homebuyers and sellers alike are off to a somewhat disappointing start to 2026, not only here in the Northwest, but also across the country. So what are some incentive straggles that some sellers and buyers alike are using to buy or sell a home? On this edition of Northwest Now, we’ll have our annual checkup of the local real estate market. We’ll hear from Cheyenne...

Across America - taking about the resistance means protesting the Trump administration. But in Washington State, the Democrats have ruled state government for decades - and here, the resistance is made up of conservatives now going to court to fight the new income tax. That's part of the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.

Tacoma has had three chiefs of the city's police department over the past six years, and that includes newly appointed chief Patti Jackson, the city's first female police chief. On this edition of Northwest Now, we'll sit down with Jackson to discuss her vision for the future of the Tacoma Police Department.

International opera star J'Nai Bridges was born and raised in the South Sound and she's sitting down with Northwest Now for a discussion about her Grammy-winning career and her journey from local kid, to the toast of opera halls around the world.

Believe it or not, some studies show that soccer is the third most popular sport here in the US - and that's why so many people are fired up about the World Cup - coming to Seattle in June. Will some of the joy spread to the South Sound - that's the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.

Viewers of Jerry Wennstrom’s art might walk away inspired or disturbed – or both. From a hot New York painter to a homeless wanderer to a renown sculptor now in his second act - we're talking with Whidbey Island's Jerry Wennstrom on this edition of Northwest Now.

Tacoma still flies under the radar when people talk about the Pacific Northwest. But the people who know it - love it. That includes the city's new mayor Anders Ibsen who says public safety and homelessness are his two top priorities. That's the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.

Legally required open government measures are supposed to help discourage corruption, until they're legislated away. Every now and then though, an average person gets wise, roots out exposes malfeasance. Those stories are at the heart of independent journalist and Syracuse University fellow Miranda Spivack's book, " Backroom Deals in Our Backyards - How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and...

Some view Arthur West as a litigious thorn in the side of state and local governments, others see him as one of the most influential and effective open government activist in state history. It's a bit of a Rorschach test. We're talking with Arthur West on this edition of Northwest Now.

There are so many ongoing battles between transparency advocates and government, it's fair to say there's a clear cut effort underway to kill the public records act. That's part of the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.

After almost three years without one, the new Attorney General has re-instituted the position of public records ombuds - now called the Chief Transparency Counsel. We're talking with the person holding that title, Morgan Damerow, on this edition of Northwest Now.

He picked cotton as a child growing up in the Jim Crow South. But Willie Stewart overcame through education, moving North, and finding a new home in Tacoma where he is now a living legend. We're sitting down with Willie Stewart on this edition of Northwest Now.

Washington has the third-highest number of homeless people in the United States. Into that walks We Heart Seattle, a group of volunteers working at the intersection of the effort to save the city's environment and influence homeless policy on this edition of Northwest Now.

There's no question the Democrats have been overwhelmingly successful at the ballot box in Washington State, but how should we view the results? That's part of the discussion on this edition of Northtwest Now.

With a trade war raging and billions in new state taxes, how is business faring in Pierce County. That’s part of the discussion for our annual program previewing the Pierce County Economic Index, compiled by the Tacoma-Pierce Chamber of Commerce.

When we think of the Olympic games we picture athletes celebrating atop the medal stand. But Pacific Northwest Author and award willing journalist Doug Levy says some of the most compelling stories are never told. That's why he's discussing his new book, "Hero Redefined" on this edition of Northwest Now.

Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove came into office hoping to use AI to reconfigure timber harvests and move the ball downfield when it comes to protecting our natural areas. Instead, state and federal budget cuts threaten fire prevention and fire suppression readiness. That's part of the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.

he Trump administration makes substantial cuts across the federal government, with some landing directly on veterans and the services upon which they rely. We'll meet Shawn Durnen who works on the front lines to help local veterans. That's part of the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.

The American Revolution was fought 3-thousand miles away from Western Washington, but that doesn't mean we're not getting in on the celebration. How is American Independence being celebrated, and what was life like back in 1776? That's the discussion on the next Northwest Now.

While America's public health infrastructure is under attack by the Trump administration, Washington has joined a West Coast alliance trying to keep the science of public health alive. That's part of the discussion with Secretary of Health Dennis Worsham on this edition of Northwest Now.

Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti and the president of the Washington Roundable worry that tariffs could cost the state billions by the end of the Trump Administration's term. That's part of the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.

A decade of cancel culture and the assassination of Charlie Kirk have reinvigorated the discussion about free speech - what exactly it is, and what it isn't. Two renown local professors who focus on the Constitution and our democracy on this edition of Northwest Now.

It wasn't that long ago that Washington was considered a swing state, but no more as the Democrats control all the levers of power. Is there any hope for Republicans in Washington? That's part of the discussion with party chairman Jim Walsh on this edition of Northwest Now.

She's the leader of the University of Washington Tacoma - an institution that transformed Tacoma and the South Sound. We're sitting down with Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange to talk about budget pressures, workforce development and academics on this edition of Northwest Now.

We take it for granted that the soggy west side of Washington protects us from the worst wildfires, but climate change and the explosion of development in areas loaded with fuels means we all need to re-think things.