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An income tax ruling and Amazon strike this week

caption: Joni Balter, Karen Weise, Essex Porter, and Bill Radke.
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Joni Balter, Karen Weise, Essex Porter, and Bill Radke.
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Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Karen Weise of The New York Times, Essex Porter of KIRO-7 TV, and Joni Balter of the Seattle Channel's Civic Cocktail.

Is Washington state on its way to an income tax? We look at a surprising ruling by the Washington Court of Appeals this week.

Plus, Washington congressional representatives weighed in on President Trump's tweets this week. All the state's U.S. House Democrats voted to condemn President Trump's remarks as racist.

Also, Amazon had its big annual sale this week, and warehouse workers protested in Minnesota over working conditions. The European Union also opened an antitrust investigation into Amazon. Could it have ramifications in the U.S.?

And Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said the stabbing and two shootings over the weekend stretched the department thin. She emphasized the low staffing is partly due to low morale. What's going on at the police department?

Finally: Have you used your democracy vouchers yet? And did you audition for Wheel of Fortune, in Tacoma this week?

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