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Signup to Generate a PitchWashington in Focus is hosted by The Center Square. The show has published 577 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Unions Pour Money Into WA Income Tax Fight + Seattle Business Leaders Criticize Wilson's New Plan" (29 October 2026, 27 minutes), "Katie Wilson DODGES Our Question About Seattle's Federal Funding + Ferguson's New Fraud Task Force" (28 October 2026, 25 minutes), and "Brandi Kruse Kicked Out of Portland Thorns + WA Paid Family Leave Payroll Tax Rises in 2027" (26 October 2026, 18 minutes).
Washington in Focus publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 577 episodes.
Booking probability for Washington in Focus is 48%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Washington in Focus requires a Pod Score of 89 or higher. Washington in Focus's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #586
Washington public employee unions are making major campaign contributions just days before the November 3 election, following a decision by the Washington Public Disclosure Commission not to enforce certain contribution...
Episode #585
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson faces questions about potential federal homelessness funding cuts. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson creates a new statewide fraud prevention office amid growing questions about taxpayer...
Episode #584
Brandi Kruse is forcibly escorted from a Portland Thorns soccer game following a confrontation over girls' sports activism. Washington election regulators suspend restrictions on large last-minute campaign donations...
Episode #583
Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank is warning voters that a proposed charter amendment could end his term two years early and replace the elected sheriff with an appointed official. Meanwhile, Washington small businesses...
Episode #582
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is facing questions over a new homelessness strategy and $183 MILLION in planned city shelter spending for 2027, while a major girls' sports rally in Camas, Washington, draws hundreds amid...
Episode #580
Washington's new 9.9% income tax could cost thousands of jobs and billions in economic growth, according to a report highlighted by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Meanwhile, union-backed attack...
Episode #579
Washington's girls' sports debate is intensifying after several Camas High School cross-country runners declined to compete in a race involving a transgender athlete. Superintendent Chris Reykdal is responding as voters...
Episode #578
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's proposed $9.1 billion budget is drawing questions over government spending, future deficits and police funding. Meanwhile, Washington's historical income tax voting records disappeared from...
Episode #577
A Washington newspaper editor is facing questions about media bias after rejecting an opinion piece supporting a girls' sports ballot initiative. Meanwhile, a Washington lawmaker challenges Superintendent Chris Reykdal...
Episode #576
Washington's closely watched 3rd Congressional District race takes a personal turn as Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican challenger John Braun clash during a heated debate. Meanwhile, Seattle Mayor...
Episode #575
Washington's Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is facing renewed scrutiny after redacting the names of daycare providers receiving taxpayer-funded grants. Meanwhile, Seattle's LEAD drug diversion...
Episode #574
Seattle's drug diversion policies are facing renewed scrutiny after a tense exchange involving LEAD program creator Lisa Daugaard at a public panel discussion. Meanwhile, a new study warns Washington's 9.9% income tax...
Episode #568
Puget Sound Energy customers are pushing back against a proposed three-year rate plan that could significantly increase electric and natural gas bills across Washington. PSE is asking the Washington Utilities and...
Episode #567
Washington voters will soon decide whether to repeal the state's newly enacted 9.9% income tax, and a new analysis examines what Initiative 645 would actually do to the rest of Washington's tax package. The Washington...
Episode #566
A Washington Supreme Court ruling striking down voter-approved Initiative 2066 is raising new questions about whether the court's single-subject reasoning could have consequences for other Washington laws—including the...
Episode #565
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's new gun violence prevention plan is facing questions over coordination, the role of police and how much advance notice key public safety officials received before the strategy was announced...
Episode #564
A potential Boeing strike could put Washington state's new unemployment benefits law for striking workers to one of its biggest tests yet. Approximately 17,000 Boeing employees represented by the Society of Professional...
Episode #563
New questions are being raised about Washington's taxpayer-funded childcare system as reporters continue investigating Seattle-area home daycare providers receiving government subsidies. Post Millennial reporter Katie...
Episode #562
DocuSign co-founder Court Lorenzini is speaking out about Washington state's new 9.9% income tax and backing Initiative 645, the November ballot measure that would repeal the tax and prohibit state and local governments...
Episode #557
Three people are dead and three others injured after a violent holiday weekend in Seattle, raising new questions about public safety, street takeovers, gun violence and the Seattle Police Department's response to crime...
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Chair of the WA State Republican Party, Washington State Republican Party
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