Week in Review: April 17, 2026 - with Robert Cruickshank

About this episode

Crystal Fincher and Robert Cruickshank discuss key political issues and developments in Seattle during the week of April 17, 2026.

On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Robert Cruickshank discuss: ⚔️ Progressive Democrats take on moderate incumbents 🚈 Sound Transit 3 in crisis 🏘️ Mayor Wilson's housing proposals 💯 Katie Wilson's first 100 days 🧑‍🏫 Seattle Public Schools debates how to handle educator misconduct As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com . Follow us on Bluesky at @HacksAndWonks . Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Bluesky at @finchfrii and find today's co-host, Robert Cruickshank, on Bluesky at @robertcruickshank.com .

People in this episode

Host: Crystal Fincher

Guest: Robert Cruickshank

Topics covered

• Progressive Democrats
• Sound Transit 3
• housing proposals
• educator misconduct
• local politics

Keywords

• Progressive Democrats
• Sound Transit 3
• housing proposals
• Seattle Public Schools
• educator misconduct

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Seattle Public Schools

Places: Seattle

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