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Cascade PBS is the Northwest’s independent, nonprofit news site that serves the public with in-depth local stories. Cascade PBS is formerly known as Crosscut.
Seattle, WA
Joined June 2008
Starting Tuesday, May 27, Cascade PBS will no longer be active on this account. You can continue to find Cascade PBS coverage anywhere below. A thread 🧵
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Get the Cascade PBS App Discover the new streaming experience from Cascade PBS. Watch your PBS favorites and an ever-growing selection of TV series and films from around the world. Download the...
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Listen to the James Beard-nominated food podcast Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle here: Or, listen to our quarterly news podcast Northwest Reports here:
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Cascade PBS provides high-quality public television and independent regional news and investigations. Our mission is to inform and inspire our community to make the world a better place.
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When Kena Peay goes hiking, the social media star hits the trail with ingredients & backpacking stove so she can whip up lemon pepper king crab alfredo or okra risotto on the trail! In this episode, Peay & Rachel Belle take a hike to cook a lakeside meal.
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Ditch the PB&J! Social media star Kena Peay and Campfire Coffee co-owner Quincy Henry show Rachel how to make delicious meals in the PNW wilderness.
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The start of summer music season is here, kicking off with the Northwest Folklife Festival (May 23-26). Now in its 54th year, Seattle’s funkier past is still going strong — despite being one of the many WA orgs whose NEA funding was terminated.
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Summer festivals include old favorites from Northwest Folklife to Bumbershoot, plus new waterfront concert venues Downtown and in Tacoma.
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NEW: Gov. Bob Ferguson promised to fight federal legislation that would bring “draconian cuts” to Medicaid after it passed the U.S. House Wednesday. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a reduction of $700B in Medicaid payments over the next decade.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson promised to fight federal legislation that would bring “draconian cuts” to Medicaid, the government-funded insurance program, after it passed the U.S. House early Wednesday. The One...
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Nosh newsletter subscribers received Little Free Bakery Ballard's recipe for Soft & Chewy Lemon Cookies with this week's edition. For more recipes, plus our Taste of the Town Q&A with a prominent local person, subscribe now 👇.
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Whoever said “There’s no such thing as a free lunch” obviously never made a midday meal out of a free tiramisu cupcake with mascarpone buttercream from Little Free Bakery Ballard, writes Editor-at-Large Rachel Belle in this week's The Nosh newsletter.
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Would you stop for a treat? Plus, newsletter subscribers get the recipe for the Soft & Chewy Lemon Cookies featured in a recent episode of The Nosh!
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A bipartisan coalition led by Rep. Dan Newhouse & Rep. Zoe Lofgren has reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which would provide legal status for existing ag workers; reform the H-2A program; and implement employment eligibility verification.
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Congress is considering a new bipartisan immigration reform bill that would shield undocumented agricultural workers from deportation.
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In April, Cascade PBS reported on how the first Trump administration's tariffs negatively impacted Washington's agricultural industry, including cherry exports.
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Washington fruit growers were hit hard by Trump’s first-term tariffs, and experts and legislators fear further erosion of trust with trading partners.
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NEW: Gov. Bob Ferguson filed a brief Tuesday in support of a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s tariffs, which the Democratic governor argued are “unlawful, arbitrary” and disproportionately harmful to Washington.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson filed a brief Tuesday in support of a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s tariffs, which the Democratic governor argued are “unlawful, arbitrary” and disproportionately...
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NEW: Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a two-year $78B spending plan. The plan includes $4B in new taxes on businesses, wealthy residents & some services; $3B in cuts; and more than $7B in new spending on education, state employee wage increases & long-term care.
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Following weeks of questions about how the new executive might respond to legislative Democrats’ approved tax increases, Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday signed a two-year almost $78 billion spending...
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Cascade PBS CEO Rob Dunlop will be participating in a FREE UW's Dept. of Communication event alongside public media leaders to discuss challenges — including federal funding cuts — and pathways forward for sustaining public service journalism. RSVP here:
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As the Democratic Party struggles to respond to November losses, Gluesenkamp Perez in WA's 3rd District & a handful of Blue Dogs are trying to deliver policy for working people & brings more rural voters back to the party.
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The Democratic congresswoman’s strategy of appealing to working-class rural moderates won her Washington’s 3rd District. Will it work anywhere else?
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Curious about the zero food waste movement? Looking for the best pizza restaurant in Seattle? Rachel Belle covers these topics and more in her new biweekly newsletter centered on Northwest culinary news and insights. 🍕 Sign up here:
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WATCH: For months, the Cascade PBS investigation team has been following volunteer organizations that work to bridge service gaps and monitor detainee treatment outside the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma.
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Shoreline launched a $670,000 program to bring about 100 free e-bikes to residents as part of an ongoing effort to reduce air pollution. Pedal Forward Shoreline serves those who live at the south end of Shoreline east of I-5.
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Pedal Forward Shoreline is a new attempt to address air pollution in vulnerable communities by making climate-friendly transportation more accessible.
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