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On the latest sound politics, Jimmy Kimmel is back on air in Seattle. The hiatus and return

highlighted a consolidating media landscape that impacts what you see on TV. It's a lot bigger

than Jimmy. We'll break down the mergers that are taking place and how those

companies are trying to gain favor with federal regulators with an expert from WSU. That's sound

politics wherever you get your podcasts.

Good afternoon from the KUOW Newsroom.

This is Seattle now.

I'm Paige Browning.

Coming up, after years of planning, the nuclear waste treatment plant at Hanford will soon

be up and running.

We'll dive deep in a few minutes, but first we have a lot to tell you about today.

It's Wednesday, October 1st.

Starting with the national story we're glued to today, the federal government is shut down

after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach a compromise to fund the government.

Scott Greenstone has more on the local impacts in our area.

The last partial federal government shutdown in 2019 was the longest in history, 34 days.

But the impacts were felt unevenly across the country since not all federal employees were

furloughed. It's the same in Washington State now. Army Corps of Engineers

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