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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. The stock market is in

the toilet. The economy is out of our hands, but there are things you can do that will

give you better control of your finances. In a minute, financial consultant, Obioja,

Acareke, will give us some ideas. But first, let's get you caught up.

King County voters, that ballot that showed up last week, it's for the April special election.

There are six ballot measures, including a tax levy to fund the county's fingerprint ID system, known as APIS.

And pay attention, you don't have to sign your return envelope this time around.

You'll have to go online and provide either your driver's license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number.

It's a pilot program for just this election.

Officials are trying to accommodate disabled voters who have difficulty signing.

Ballots are due by April 22nd.

Jury selection begins this morning in a federal jury trial against Boeing over the 2019 crash

in Ethiopia that killed 157 people.

Previously, the company agreed to take responsibility for this crash and the one in 2018

off Indonesia that killed 189 people.

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