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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, August 19th. Starting with the big debate between

Ferguson and Bondi. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson doubled down today on his commitment to

maintain Washington as a sanctuary state for law-abiding immigrants. Ferguson criticized U.S. Attorney

General Pam Bondi over her threats to

potentially criminally charge him for not cooperating with federal immigration authorities.

Pam Bondi seems to think and seeks to have Washington State bend the knee to a Trump

administration that day by day drags us closer to authoritarianism.

Bondi told Ferguson and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell last week they needed to cooperate with immigration authorities.

Washington has a law prohibiting police from asking about citizenship status in most cases

and hampering access by immigration agents to local jails and prisons.

In a Fox News interview yesterday, Bondi said she told seven governors last week that if they don't

comply, the federal government's prepared to send in the National Guard.

And you should know about two other disagreements between the feds and local leaders.

Washington state's U.S. senators say Washington will continue to use vote by mail in every election as it has done

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