On the latest episode of sound politics, the vast majority of Americans say that money in politics is a threat to democracy.

Seattle came up with a novel solution.

Give everyone money to donate to candidates.

Now, is that working?

We'll talk about it ahead of the August 5th primary when voters will decide if the democracy voucher program

should stick around. That's on the latest sound politics, wherever you get your podcasts.

Hello, from the KUOW Newsroom. This is Seattle now. I'm Patricia Murphy with a roundup of today's top stories.

It's Monday, June 16th.

The threat of deportations is sowing fear among the farm workers who usually show up this time of year to pick cherries.

That's becoming a problem for Washington cherry farmers.

Monica Nicholsberg has more. It was supposed to be a phenomenal year for Washington cherry farmers. Monica Nicholsberg has more.

It was supposed to be a phenomenal year for Washington cherries.

Then headlines and social media posts about ice arrests started going viral.

Here's Eric Zavala from Bluebird, a Wenatchie growers co-op.

We have a really, really good crop in Washington State and and good size, good quality, everything is there, except labor.

Zavala stressed that there haven't been any ice raids on local farms, but anxiety is keeping pickers home at the worst possible time.

Cherries need to be picked within a few days of ripening.

Zavala says, if that doesn't

happen, we're probably going to lose 10, 20 percent of small doors just because they have invested

all they can into making that orchard work. Monica Nicholsburg, K-U-O-W News.

Glass recycling is back in Seattle.

After the city's only bottle manufacturing plant closed last year,

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