AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoGrocery Data Privacy: Seattle City Council passed a first-in-the-nation ban on “surveillance pricing,” stopping grocery stores from using personal data and algorithms to set different prices for different shoppers. Public Safety Accountability: City council grilled Seattle Police over a 5-hour delay in public updates after the July 26 Bite of Seattle mass shooting, with police leadership saying directives from the mayor’s office and Deputy Mayor Brian Surratt slowed the briefing. Election Law: A federal judge dismissed the Trump Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking unredacted Washington voter data, marking the 25th straight DOJ loss in similar cases. Budget Watch: Mayor Katie Wilson unveiled a $9.1B Seattle budget proposal with public safety increases and no new taxes, closing a $175M gap largely by cutting 143 positions. Transit Planning: Sound Transit released a detailed report on the Everett light rail extension, including station locations and major relocations expected before 2041. Fire Relief: Gov. Ferguson asked the U.S. Treasury for disaster tax relief for wildfire-impacted counties and Tribal nations.
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