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Exploring the complexities of our democracy

A More Perfect Union is a media project that explores the complexities of our democracy in order to help strengthen it. Through radio programs, podcasts, and oral histories, A More Perfect Union examines American democracy’s founding documents: the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence, through a cross-cultural lens.
- Libby Denkmann
Watch Live: House January 6 committee holds public hearings on its investigation

The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is holding its next in a series of public hearings today in Washington, D.C. The committee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pages of documents as part of its investigation into the deadly attack. Tune in by clicking the link below.
- NPR Staff
Washington state creates process for public to seek police decertification

A new process in Washington State allows members of the public to seek the decertification of police and corrections officers , which strips away their license to work in law enforcement statewide.
- Amy Radil
Pence prevented a fall into chaos, and 3 other takeaways from Jan. 6 hearing

The committee laid out how Trump and a lawyer advising him pressured Pence even after Trump was aware there was a riot. The question now is whether Trump could face criminal consequences.
- Domenico Montanaro
After two years of isolation, Point Roberts is open for business — sort of

Point Roberts, Washington's famous exclave, is surrounded on three sides by water and on the last side by the Canadian border. If you want to get to "The Point" on land, you have to drive to Blaine and through British Columbia to drop back down into U.S. soil. So when the pandemic closed the northern border, the community of 850 residents was essentially cut off. Two years later, with the border the most open it's been since the pandemic began, there are slow signs of recovery -- but some residents say more needs to be done.
- Libby Denkmann
The unchecked power of the elected sheriff

Last week, a judge ordered Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer to stay 1000 feet away from a local Black newspaper carrier. The carrier, Sedrick Altheimer, had filed an anti-harassment protection order against Troyer. And this isn’t the only legal trouble Troyer is facing. Yet Troyer is still in office. And he says he plans to stay there.
- Libby Denkmann
Who will be Seattle's next director of the Office of Police Accountability?

Seattle has spent years trying to figure out how to make its police department more accountable and transparent. That's a big reason the Office of Police Accountability, or OPA, exists. The OPA's job is to investigate cases of police misconduct - everything from dishonesty and rudeness from officers, to excessive use of force. Now, a new director will soon take over.
- Libby Denkmann
Watch Live: House select committee on Jan. 6 Capitol attack holds second hearing on its investigation

The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is holding the second in a series of what's expected to be 6 public hearings. The committee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pages of documents as part of its investigation into the deadly attack.
- NPR Staff
New report lists legislators linked to far-right Facebook groups

‘In many ways, January 6 was the coming-out party for this new coalition of far-right groups, aimed at undermining and corroding our democracy.’
- Andy Hurst
Finalists for Office of Police Accountability call for more civilian roles

Seattle is hiring a new director for its Office of Police Accountability, which investigates complaints of police misconduct.
- Amy Radil

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