Week in Review: Murray steps aside, Trump fires Comey
Mayor Ed Murray drops his reelection bid, clearing the way for a wide-open race for Seattle's next mayor.
Democrats call for a special prosecutor to investigate President Trump after he fires FBI director James Comey.
Opponents of a proposed safe-injection site for heroin users in King County launch a campaign to ban it before it can happen.
And the Kent School District cancels an international trip over concerns that undocumented students might not be able to participate.
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Recommended reading:
- Seattle Times: Seattle Mayor Ed Murray won't seek second term
- New York Times: Acting Director contradicts White House on F.B.I. inquiry
- Seattle Times: Initiative proposed to ban safe-injection sites in King County
Our panel this week:
Bill Radke @kuowradke, host
Joni Balter @jbalter, host of Seattle Channel's Civic Cocktail
Tina Podlodowski @tinapo, Washington State Democratic Party chair
Chris Vance @chrisvance123, former Washington State Republican Party chair
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Bill Radke
Host
Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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Jason Pagano
News Director
Jason Pagano is KUOW's Interim News Director. He previously worked as a producer on local KUOW shows including The Conversation, Weekday, The Record, Morning Edition, Week in Review and Seattle Now.
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