Hi, it's Libby Dankman. This week on Sound Politics, it's not just senators and representatives

who have a hand in creating new laws. There's a whole ecosystem of advocates, donors, and yes,

lobbyists who impact policy coming out of the State House. So what are those lobbyists actually doing?

We take a look at the much reviled but necessary work of lobbyists.

That's on the latest sound politics wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Wednesday. This is Seattle now.

Sue Bird was forever immortalized this past weekend into the basketball hall of fame. After 21 years in Seattle, it's easy to see why. Seattle Now Sports correspondent Vaughn Jones is here to paint the full picture of Sue Bird, the player, activist, and Seattle icon. But first, let's get you caught up.

We're about to find out how Washington students are doing in math and English language arts.

State school superintendent Chris Rake-Dahl will share results this morning from the Washington-2020-F statewide assessments.

Nationally, reading scores for 12th graders are the worst they've been since 1992.

As for how Washington students are doing,

Rake Dahl's announcement streams live at 10 a.m. on TVW.

A law that aims to prevent predatory home buying in Seattle could take a step forward today. Mayor Bruce

Harold proposed the law, which would give homeowners the right to an independent appraisal paid

for by the buyer, plus a 10-day grace period to back out of the deal. The City Council's Land Use

Committee plans to vote in its meeting at 9.30 this morning. We'll have more headlines on

tonight's episode of Seattle

Now. Before we move on, a quick reminder to please support this show. It's KUOW's fall

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Each day, you rely on Seattle now to keep you informed and up to date about our city's most important issues,

and we rely on you. So thanks for financially supporting our work. The link to give is in the show notes.

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