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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Tuesday. This is Seattle now. In Washington State,

prisons are overseen by state officials and are required to follow a set of standards.

But city and county jails are not. A new proposal by state lawmakers would change that. We'll talk with

Seattle Times investigative reporter Sidney Brownstone in a minute. But first, let's get you caught up.

The Seattle City Council has identified 20 qualified candidates who are seeking to fill the

District 2 council seat.

That's the one vacated by Tammy Morales earlier this month.

Candidates include Randy Engstrom, the former director of Seattle's Office of Arts and Culture,

and Mark Solomon, who ran for the seat in 2019 and ultimately lost to Morales.

The council has until January 27th to appoint a replacement. Whoever gets the job will serve until the results of this year's November election are certified.

Outgoing Governor Jay Inslee will deliver his final state of the state address this

morning. Inslee is the longest serving governor in the U.S. and the first to serve three terms in

Washington State since Dan Evans in the 1960s and 70s. Inslee's address begins at 1030. It will be

live streamed on TVW. We'll drop a link in the show notes.

And also happening in Olympia today, several bills are making their 2025 debut. One of them would

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