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Week in Review: Amazon HQ2, #MeToo, Boy Scouts

KUOW PHOTO/KARA MCDERMOTT
L-R: Rob McKenna, Zaki Hamid, Cathy Allen, Bill Radke

This week, some Seattle-area leaders told Amazon they'd like to hit the refresh button on their relationship with the company. Is Seattle going overboard with the apologizing? And what does Amazon owe Seattle for its success?
Social media saw a flood of stories of sexual harassment and abuse tagged #MeToo this week. Are there signs the Harvey Weinstein allegations will change things for anyone besides Harvey Weinstein?

A King County judge blocked an initiative that would have let voters decide whether to ban public funds for drug consumption sites. Who gets to vote on matters of public health?

Get caught up on the news:

Our panel this week:

Cathy Allen @cathyallen206, president and CEO of political consulting firm The Connections Group
Zaki Barak Hamid @zakiseapod, program director at Humanities Washington
Rob McKenna @robmckenna, former Washington State Attorney General

Year started with KUOW: 2012
Year started with KUOW: 1985 – 1986, 1991 – 2004, 2012