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Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Friday. This is Seattle now. This

week, confidence in Washington's vote-by-mail system was shaken by incendiary devices in ballot boxes. And before we get any of our votes counted, we've got to lose an hour of daylight this weekend.

Journalist and speaker Monica Guzman and factual editor Joe Vieira are here to break down the week. But first, let's get you caught up.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell plans to sign a resolution today expressing the city's opposition to ballot initiative 2117.

That's the initiative that would repeal Washington's Climate Commitment Act.

The city has invested CCA funding in the past.

Harrell's office says it's critical to reducing things like climate pollution and health disparities. And the University of Washington Center for an informed

public will discuss their latest research into election rumors today. The center's election rumor

team warns there will likely be dozens or even hundreds of rumors in the days leading up to the election.

That's not uncommon, but researchers say this election is different for a few reasons.

Among them, a loss of trust.

We'll drop a link to their post in the show notes.

That's it for now.

We're back tonight with evening headlines.

It's Friday again.

Hope you had some Halloween fun this week.

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