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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Wednesday. This is Seattle now. Genetic material

is deeply personal and powerful. Now a local company has a plan to develop drugs

from metabolic disorders using data collected from indigenous populations. In exchange, they're

offering financial benefits and revenue sharing. We'll hear more about that in a minute, but first,

let's get you caught up.

The Seattle School Board will meet this afternoon.

Superintendent Brent Jones is expected to outline the district's yearly budget.

The plan is expected to include some cuts as SPS deals with a $94 million budget gap that nearly led to school closures.

The meeting starts at 415. You can attend in person or watch online. We'll drop a link in the show notes.

Speaking of school funding, four bills that would increase education spending are being introduced in the state senate today.

They would provide more funding for things like transportation, special education, and materials. Meanwhile, state superintendent Chris Rakedahl has called on lawmakers to spend way

more on public education this year or risk violating the state constitution. A Senate committee will hear public testimony on the suite of bills at 1.30 this afternoon.

We'll drop a link in the show notes if you're interested in watching.

And January is shaping up to be exceptionally dry around here.

So far we've had just over an inch of rain, making this the third driest January

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