Hi, I'm Joshua McNichols.

And I'm Monica Nicholsberg.

We host KUOW's Economy Podcast, booming.

ChatGPT may feel like magic, but every time you ask AI a question, it goes to a real place.

AI has a back end, and it looks like massive data centers sprawling across farmland in central Washington.

On our latest episode, is our AI obsession good for small town America?

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Good afternoon.

From the KUOW Newsroom, this is Seattle Now.

I'm Patricia Murphy.

Our feature story today, Washingtonians,

finding ways to go egg lists as prices soar. But first, a roundup of today's top stories,

it's Monday, March 3rd. Seattle is joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration for

threatening to withhold federal funds from cities and counties that have so-called sanctuary policies.

Seattle is considered a sanctuary or welcoming city because police officers and other city employees don't ask people about their immigration status unless there's a legal obligation to do so.

Ann Davison is Seattle's city attorney.

It's not against the law to be a welcoming city.

We are not trying to be difficult.

We are not trying to do something unlawful.

We are just saying this is local control and this is how we choose to operate.

The lawsuit is a response to an executive order Trump issued hours after taking office.

It instructs federal agencies to withhold funds from jurisdictions that have policies that, quote,

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