Week in Review: April 19, 2024 - with Ashley Nerbovig

Published: April 19, 2024, 6:17 p.m.

On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by staff writer at The Stranger covering policing, incarceration and courts, Ashley Nerbovig!

They discuss:

  • GOP Candidate Dave Reichert's Anti-LGBTQ Views

  • Boeing Faces Scrutiny Over Safety Issues and Alleged Cover-Up

  • Tacoma to Implement ShotSpotter Despite Concerns

  • Local Guaranteed Basic Income Pilots Show Promising Results

  • Seattle Police Officer's Troubling Past Revealed

As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.

Follow us on Twitter at @HacksWonks. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today\u2019s co-host, Ashley Nerbovig, at @AshleyNerbovig.

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Resources

Denver's STAR Program Offers Promising Alternative Response to Mental Health and Substance Use Crises from Hacks & Wonks

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\u201cDave Reichert to Pierce County Republicans: "Marriage Is Between a Man and a Woman"\u201d by Rich Smith from The Stranger

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\u201cBoeing whistleblowers describe \u2018criminal cover-up,\u2019 safety risks to Senate\u201d by Dominic Gates from The Seattle Times

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\u201cTacoma police to test gunshot-detection system. Shotspotter has faced criticism elsewhere\u201d by Puneet Bsanti from The News Tribune

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\u201cShotSpotter is a Failure. What\u2019s Next?\u201d by Hannah Cheves of the MacArthur Justice Center

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\u201cIMPD will not go ahead with gunshot detection system\u201d by Sarah Nelson from The Indianapolis Star

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Seattle Considers Controversial Surveillance Technologies with Flawed Approval Process from Hacks & Wonks

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\u201cShotSpotter: Why waste money we don\u2019t have on technology that doesn\u2019t work?\u201d by Marcus Harrison Green from The Seattle Times

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\u201cHow King County\u2019s $500-a-month guaranteed income program fared\u201d by Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks from The Seattle Times

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Guaranteed Basic Income Final Evaluation | Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County

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\u201cGuaranteed income returned to Pierce County this week. Why free money deserves a shot\u201d by The News Tribune Editorial Board

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\u201cSeattle Police Knew Officer Who Struck and Killed Pedestrian Had \u201cCheckered History,\u201d But Hired Him Anyway\u201d by Andrew Engelson from PubliCola

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