Nate Sanford
Murrow News FellowNate Sanford is a reporter for KNKX and Cascade PBS. He covers policy and political power dynamics with an emphasis on the issues facing young adults in Washington. His position is supported by the Washington State University Murrow News Fellowship.
Sanford studied journalism at Western Washington University and previously worked for the Inlander, an alternative weekly newspaper in Spokane. In his free time, he plays guitar and runs.
Get in touch at nsanford@knkx.org.
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Seattle voters will be asked in August if they want to continue paying for the city’s democracy voucher program. -
A bill that aims to address housing supply and affordability in Washington by lowering parking requirements is headed to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. -
Following backlash from members, REI Co-op is retracting its endorsement of Doug Burgum, a Trump administration appointee. -
The rally was one of more than 1,200 “Hands Off!” protests held globally, pushing back against policies like mass deportations and federal funding cuts. -
The region’s unaffordability problem persists, but activists say its record-high pay floor has been a success as they push for similar wage increases in Tacoma and Olympia. -
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against REI Co-op, after finding the retailer illegally withheld benefits packages from workers at unionized stores. -
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is asking Seattleites to renew the city’s democracy voucher program that was first approved in 2015 through a citizen initiative.
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As the Trump administration pushes to dramatically downsize the federal government, new state data released this week show a big uptick in federal workers applying for unemployment benefits in Washington. -
Unionized employees are asking members to mark "withhold" on their ballots after a Seattle activist and a top Greenpeace leader were excluded.
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Tacoma joins Olympia, Shoreline and Spokane in ramping up support for residents who have been subject to President Donald Trump’s executive orders since he took office in January.
