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Hey, good morning. It's Paige Browning. It's Thursday. This is Seattle now. How much should a brand

new police officer in Seattle make?

It looks like the new starting salary of officers will be in the low six-figure range,

thanks to a new union contract with the Seattle Police Officers Guild.

The new tentative contract also includes large retroactive raises for current officers and some changes to accountability.

Publicola editor and publisher Eric A C. Barnett is here to explain what's in it and what it says

about Seattle's relationship with its police force. But first, let's get you caught up.

Speaking of our police force, Seattle City Council members will meet today to discuss more ways to recruit police and keep current officers on the force.

The council and mayor are putting police staffing front and center as they work to tackle public safety.

A proposed bill would create a new job position in charge of responding to SPD applicants

and create a new office within SPD responsible for retention and recruitment efforts.

Birth parents are getting older in Washington state, according to data from the CDC.

Axios says Washington's average maternal age was 30.3 last year,

higher than the national average. Almost 57% of Washingtonians that gave birth were in their 30s and older.

Nearly a quarter of people giving birth were 35 or older. And the Cornish College of Arts is putting the historic Carrie Hall on Capitol Hill up for sale.

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