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On the latest sound politics, there's been a lot of drama around one bill being considered in

Olympia.

It creates a path for elected county sheriffs to be removed from office.

Sheriffs are mostly against it, but the bill raises important questions.

Should sheriffs only answer to the voters who

elected them? Does the state removing them subvert democracy? We'll talk about it on sound

politics wherever you get your podcasts. Good afternoon. From the KUOW Newsroom, this is Seattle now. I'm Paige Browning with a roundup of today's top stories. It's Tuesday, March 3rd. Starting with King County has banned new or expanded detention facilities. The council voted today to impose a one-year emergency moratorium on detention centers.

This comes as the federal government looks to build more immigration lockups across the country.

Councilmember Teresa Moskata introduced the measure and described these jails as destructive to the community.

The sheer presence of these detention facilities, the increased

presence of ICE agents, they carry serious consequences for the health and safety of the

surrounding neighbors. Council members Reagan Dunn and Pete von Reichbauer voted against the ban.

The emergency measure only applies to unincorporated King County. Seattle is working on a similar

ban and other nearby cities have already passed one, including CETAC, Tequila, and Renton.

In a statement to KOWW, an ICE spokesperson, wrote, they have no new detention facilities to announce

in Washington State. We continue to watch the situation unfolding between the U.S. and Iran.

And for a second day, people are trying to get Seattle Storm Basketball Guard, Tiffany Mitchell,

and a number of other WNBA players out of Israel. They play in the Israeli Women's Basketball Premier League

and were in the country when Iran launched

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