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King County Executive Dow Constantine believes we can get by without a head tax

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How will King County work on homelessness and home prices without money from Seattle's head tax?

King County Executive Dow Constantine discusses his plans for that — and why he wants to spend more public money on the Mariners. 

And: University of Washington student groups sometimes bring controversial speakers to campus. When they do, though, they will not have to pay big security fees to keep those events safe. University of Washington law professor Eric Schnapper and President of the College Republicans Chevy Swanson explain why.

Also, the ACLU wants Amazon to stop selling its facial recognition software to law enfocrement. You'll get the full story from Geekwire's Todd Bishop. 

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