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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Tuesday. This is Seattle now. Seattle has a new member

on the city council. Alexis Mercedes-Ring is going to have to get right to work.

She's replacing appointed council member Tanya Wu and will be sworn in right after the vote is

certified. Here to talk about her potential impact on the council is Cascade PBS City

reporter Josh Cohen. We'll talk with him in a minute. But first, let's get you caught up.

Hey, Cesar. We'll talk with him in a minute. But first, let's get you caught up. Hey Seattle, today is your last opportunity to give feedback on the proposed city budget. The Seattle City Council Select Budget Committee will hold its final public hearing tonight at 5 p.m.

You can watch in-person in council chambers or watch live on the

Seattle channel. We'll include a link in the show notes if you want to submit a remote public comment.

And if you're still thinking about last week's election, so is the UW Political Science Department.

The department is hosting a faculty roundtable to talk about what we

know so far and what might come next. That's tonight at 5 p.m. on the UW Seattle campus.

There's a link in the show notes with more information. That's it for now. Check back tonight

for evening headlines. The newest member of the Seattle City Council will be 29-year-old policy analyst

Alexis Mercedes-Rink.

Mercedes-Rink defeated the incumbent Tanya Wu, who was appointed after Teresa Muscatah left

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