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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Tuesday. This is Seattle now. If you're a library

user and you love e-books and audiobooks, you might notice some changes to your account.

The Seattle Public Library is putting new restrictions on the number of e-books and e-audio books

you can put on hold. It's happening because digital books are causing big budget problems here

and around the country. It's like throwing money directly out of the now.

Seattle Now producer Claire McGrain will explain why in a minute.

But first, let's get you caught up.

Word is, Governor Jay Inslee is set to announce millions of incentives for electric vehicles this afternoon.

The State Department of Commerce will unveil a $45 million EV rebate program at Seattle City Light in Tuckwilla. The hope is

the effort will help lower-income consumers in Washington afford to purchase an electric vehicle.

A new survey of people who access Washington's syringe services shows many of them are using

both methamphetamine and fentanyl. 89% of respondents reported they had used meth in the past week.

The latest survey polled more than 1,600 people at 25 program sites. The information is collected

every two years and helps policymakers and researchers

understand illicit drug use in the state.

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