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Today, we’re helping you prep for next week’s election with KUOW’s “Soundside.” Don’t forget, your ballot is due in a ballot box on Tuesday night. This year, Washington voters will decide if they want to ban transgender girls from participating in girls' sports.  Initiative 638 has become one of the state's most contentious items of the ballot and it reflects a broader cultural divide on this issue across the country. Parents, lawmakers and more shared their thoughts with Soundside, on what this initiative would mean for girls' sports. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.  Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gov. Ferguson urges voters to use drop boxes, 90-unit tiny home community opens in South Park, and clocks in WA and B.C. will soon be out of sync. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Vaughan Jones. Read more from KNKX about the race for WA's 3rd Congressional District, here. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.  Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week… New data says Washington residents are surprisingly financially healthy. We're gearing up for a rare Saturday Halloween.  And when a musician says no phones allowed... Why not bring a courtroom sketch artist? Asianverified Creator Michael Wong and Simply Seattle’s Danny Ball are here to break down the week. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.  Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ICE awards 10-year contract to a private prison company that runs Tacoma detention center, WA's elections chief says non-citizens are not voting en masse, and a historic family home in the Chinatown-International District is now open for public tours.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.  Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the final week before election day, Washington has been making a lot of news – and not because of the candidates is on the ballot. Instead, questions about election security and illegal voting are swirling around. We’ll take a closer look at how our mail in voting system works with UW Professor Scott Allard. Learn more about his research here. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.  Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.