Tom Banse

Tom Banse (BAHN-see) reports on the pitched battle over automobile taxes and public transportation funding in Washington state. Seattle’s bus and ferry system is one of the most heavily-used public transit operations in the U.S., but one voter initiative has already slashed transit funding, and another would require that ninety percent of all transportation funding […]

Former Washington State Governor Gary Locke is reportedly President Obama’s pick for Commerce Secretary. For more details on this new pick, we are joined by Tom Banse a regional correspondent for Northwest Public Radio.