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New names, new bills, and newly empty restaurants this week

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Bill Radke, Erica C Barnett, Allison Williams and Charles Mudede
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Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Erica C Barnett of The C is for Crank, Allison Williams, senior editor of Seattle Met, and Charles Mudede, writer for The Stranger.

A new legislative session has begun, and that means new bills being introduced to the house and senate. We pick a few to highlight and discuss. And the state legislature's not the only place passing bills - this week the Seattle city council voted in favor of a limit on what corporations can spend on elections. But is that legal?

Also, we celebrate or bemoan the week's snowy forecast, and the recommended name change for the university street light rail station.

Plus, Seattle restaurants are in a slump. Should we be worried? Soundgarden and the Dave Matthews Band are also in a slump, considering neither band was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What does this say about the Seattle music scene?

And this week Boeing released the pay package for the new CEO. How much should he be making? Seattle's LEAD program was also given it's payment from a new contract decided on by last year's city council. But not all the money promised was there. So where is it?

Finally, we're celebrating a true Seattle GOAT. No, not an actually goat. Ken Jennings is officially the greatest Jeopardy player of all time. Is that reason to celebrate?

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