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Week in Review: Governor Inslee won't seek re-election, pollution, and housing

caption: Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, and KUOW’s Joshua McNichols.
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Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, and KUOW’s Joshua McNichols.
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Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, and KUOW’s Joshua McNichols.



On Monday, Governor Jay Inslee announced that he will not be running for a fourth term for Governor. His statement included a list of accomplishments he was proud to achieve. This opens the door for new Democratic candidates to step up. What did he not get done?

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Many Amazon employees are heading back to the office this week. Starting this week, employees are required to work from the office at least three days a week. The decision hasn’t been particularly popular among Amazon employees. Why not?

RELATED: Seattle employers beckon workers back to the office. Downtown can’t wait

Attorneys are suing Sea-Tac Airport over emissions, on behalf of residents who live along its flight paths. A large Seattle law firm filed the suit Wednesday against Sea-Tac, owned by the Port of Seattle and Alaska and Delta airlines. Scientific studies by the University of Washington and public health officials have documented higher levels of contaminants in the neighborhoods closest to the airport. How dangerous is this?

This week, a new building on First Hill began housing people who used to live outside. It’s the first new affordable housing high rise Seattle has seen in 50 years. How do we pay for supportive housing?

RELATED: Seattle's first affordable housing high-rise tower in 50 years welcomes its first residents

On Tuesday, the Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced she will resign next week. This follows a scandal over deciding to do side work as a cannabis consultant. She reportedly had a $10,000 per month contract with an Oregon cannabis company while she was also auditing state regulations of cannabis businesses. What are the lessons learned?

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