Highlights - The Gee Scott & Ursula Reutin Show

Gee Scott, co-host of "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio, said he wasn't surprised that King County Assessor John Wilson is facing another restraining order.

In an article recently published by The Guardian, multiple relationship experts gave their perspectives on why some "relationship myths" could be "ruining your love life." Gee & Ursula pointed out that some of these points are less true than others. 

United Airlines will soon require passengers to check in at least 45 minutes before departure. Those who fail to check in by the deadline could be denied boarding, according to USA Today.

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin, co-hosts of "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio, supported the stricter check-in time.

King County's park ranger program is launching in June, with six rangers serving as public safety resources across county parks, according to a news release from King County.

While some might argue having only six rangers is a waste, Ursula Reutin, co-host of "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio, is a fan of the idea.

More retirees are worried about their Social Security. According to The New York Times, 276,000 more people have filed for Social Security benefits so far this fiscal year—a 13% increase from last year.

Ursula Reutin, co-host of "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio, said "fear" is fueling the spike in claims.

Seventeen workers were arrested in a surprise immigration raid at a Kent factory, according to The Seattle Times.

Gee Scott, co-host of "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio, explained he is seeing is pattern.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has signed a massive $77.9 billion operating budget for the next two years.

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin, co-hosts of "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio, believe the new budget is too reliant on taxes and will only cause more damage to those already struggling.

The school, Alpha School in Austin, Texas, has its students work with the AI tutor for two hours a day. The results? The classes of students became among the top 2% in the country.

An Olympia man who moved to the U.S. from the Philippines as a child and has a green card, has been detained at the Seattle Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) for days, reported KIRO 7 Monday. The action outraged not only the Filipino community but also Gee and Ursula.

Mike, a loyal KIRO Newsradio listener, heard about a woman serial bank robber on the loose in Seattle, so he decided now was a good time to retell his story. 

"It's going to impact every Washingtonian, not just those folks who are in Medicaid," Jacqueline Barton True, MSW, MPH, vice president of advocacy and rural health for the Washington State Hospital Association, said on "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio.

A law was passed in Virginia this week that regulates how much time certain users will be able to spend on social media, WTVR reported. According to the media outlet, anyone under 16 years old will have a default limit of one hour per day on social media, with parents having the ability to adjust the time up or down.

Gee Scott, co-host of "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio, saw the law as an invasion of privacy, while co-host of "Gee and Ursula," Ursula Reutin, thought the new rule could improve mental health.

The lawsuit alleges the school’s "negligent security practices" allowed Amarr Murphy-Paine to die, according to The Seattle Times. Murphy-Paine was killed June 6. There have been no arrests related to the shooting.

"So far as we have been telling you, no witnesses have come forward to ID the person who pulled the trigger, even though there were witnesses," Ursula Reutin, co-host of "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio, said.

Prices for single-family homes reached a new record in King County last month, hitting a median average of $1.03 million, according to data from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

Single-family homes currently make up more than 70% of zoning in Seattle.

"There are a lot of people that are sitting back, waiting for the interest rate to drop, something that President Trump has been calling for and asking for," Gee Scott, co-host of "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio, said. "Then there are those also who don't have that much money, and they are waiting for the interest rates (to drop) so they can be able to buy. Here's the bad news. The bad news is, yes, that house is at this (record-breaking) price, but if you wait for when the interest rates drop, then all of the people that really have a lot of money will be there, will bid it up, the house will go up, and now you're paying more of a price.

Earlier this month, King County Metro reported that drug incidents on its buses dropped by more than one-third between 2023 and 2024. However, those numbers may not fully reflect the reality that transit operators face.

Greg Woodfill, President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587, said a quick poll of employees in a Facebook group showed mixed results.