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What's happening the last week of the Washington Legislature's session

The Washington Legislature tries to pass a $50 billion-plus budget and The Guardian links Rep. Matt Shea to a right-wing surveillance effort. Reporter Austin Jenkins talks politics with KUOW’s Angela King.
- Angela King
Seattle City Council candidates ask for democracy vouchers — delicately

Democracy vouchers are helping Seattle city council candidates finance their campaigns. But political opponents are watching for missteps.
- Amy Radil
Highlights from the Mueller Report, annotated by NPR reporters

A redacted copy of the Mueller investigation report has been released by the Justice Department. NPR reporters and editors are analyzing and annotating notable excerpts from the document.
- NPR Staff
Sawant: This is the time to push for rent control

Rent control could become a campaign issue in Seattle this election. Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant wants to limit rent increases to the rate of inflation. That’s despite a statewide ban on rent control. The state ban would have to be lifted before landlords actually had to cap any rents.
- Joshua McNichols
Friday politics: An upbeat Jay Inslee stumbles on the campaign trail

CNN, CBS, MSNBC. New York, Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina. It’s a big week for Gov. Jay Inslee in his 2020 presidential campaign.
- Clare McGrane
Seattle police tackle urban disorder...by running for City Council

‘We can’t arrest our way out of homelessness.’ That’s the mantra of local law enforcement. But some police officers say they’re caught in the middle amid complaints of crime and disorder. Now some officers are highlighting their challenges, by jumping into district races for the Seattle City Council.
- Amy Radil
A Prosecutors thoughts on Trump and Barr: Preet Bharara

Preet Bharara and how the President of the United States 'created a space" for him to write his book.
- Sonya Harris
'I would have grounded Boeing 737 Max much sooner,' says Gov. Inslee

Washington Governor Jay Inslee says Boeing 737 MAX jets should have been grounded sooner after two fatal crashes.
- Clare McGrane
Punishment and penance: Ask a person who's been incarcerated

Their debt to society has been paid, but they are still being punished.
- Sonya Harris
WA Democrats vote to ditch caucuses for 2020 presidential nomination

KUOW's Paige Browning speaks with Mark Alan Smith, political science professor at the University of Washington, about the decision by Washington state Democrats to change the way they nominate presidential candidates.
- Kate Walters

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