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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, we're trying to make sense of national politics and how Washington State and Seattle fit in.

Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rarr made a big move and fired the officer who joked about the death of a young woman.

And King County tucked a sweet, cool, I voted sticker into mail-in ballots this time around.

Political strategist Sandeep Koshik and Publacola editor and publisher Erica Barnett are here to break down the week.

But first, let's get you caught up.

The ACLU and other advocates will be in district court today arguing to end an enhanced U.S. screening

program for some new immigrants.

The controlled application review and resolution program

is part of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. It's used in cases where there are

national security concerns like terrorism or espionage. The ACLU will argue that CARP subjects

people to an immigration purgatory uses vague criteria and that applicants

aren't informed their part of the program. A proposal for a new curbside permit seeks to make it

easier for bands to unload their gear at music venues in the city. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says

the zones will help performers and their equipment stay safe while they're

working in town. If passed, the new music venue zone designation would be available to businesses who host live

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