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Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Thursday. This is Seattle now. Since 1906, Washington

Talking Book and Braille Library has been an important resource for people who can't read standard print.

Now, tough cuts are on the horizon as tax funds and money from the federal and state government are down.

We'll take a visit to the library and find out what the budget crunch might mean for patrons.

But first, let's get you caught up.

Thank you. crunch might mean for patrons, but first, let's get you caught up. We'll start out with some important national news. U.S. Supreme Court justices will hear oral

arguments today that stem from a challenge to the Trump administration's attempt to end

birthright citizenship.

Trump signed the executive order on the first day of his second term.

It seeks to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. if their parents weren't citizens or permanent residents. Several states, including Washington, sued and lower courts have blocked

the government from enforcing it nationwide. The high court

will not hear argument on the legality of birthright citizenship, but rather whether lower courts

have the right to issue nationwide injunctions. We've been hearing a lot of news about laid off

federal workers lately, and today Washington State's Employment Security Department will host a virtual job fair to try to help those former federal workers lately, and today Washington State's Employment Security Department will host a virtual

job fair to try to help those former federal workers find a new gig, potentially with state,

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