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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The proposal would complete connections to Everett and Tacoma, and the new line to West Seattle. But it would cut the light rail short at Seattle Center instead of Ballard. -
Wilson pumped the brakes on the technology’s rollout shortly after she took office, citing a need for more time to make sure the tool aligned with the city’s values.
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Sound Transit’s budget problems have cast doubt on plans for a light rail connection to the Tacoma Dome.
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Activists are gathering signatures for a ballot initiative that could strengthen enforcement of renter protections, in a follow-up to the 2023 “Tenant’s Bill of Rights." -
Elected leaders say they are committed to the completion of Sound Transit's Everett light rail extension, despite the agency's $34.5 billion budget shortfall. -
Elected officials in Tacoma are urging Sound Transit not to abandon a planned light rail extension to the Tacoma Dome. -
A new law requires the state superintendent to study limiting cellphones in schools, but advocates worry that without a statewide ban Washington will get left behind. -
The state will require large AI developers to provide tools for people to detect if content was AI-generated. Another law focused on suicide prevention for minors using chatbots.
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is straying from her predecessor’s artificial intelligence ambitions, pausing the rollout of Microsoft’s AI Copilot chatbot for city employees. -
At a rally by the REI store in Seattle on Wednesday, unionized REI employees accused the Issaquah-based company of walking away from the table and bargaining in bad faith.
