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Figuring out why Mayor Durkan vetoed COVID relief package

Aug 7, 2020, 2:45 PM

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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. (TVW)

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On today’s COVID-19 podcast, reporter Chris Sullivan joins KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross to explain why Mayor Jenny Durkan vetoed a COVID-19 relief plan from the Seattle City Council.

Can we endure another stay-at-home order here in Washington? A new model of rising case numbers predicts it could happen in October.

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Figuring out why Mayor Durkan vetoed COVID relief package