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Week in Review: April 18, 2025 - with Ryan Packer

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On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Ryan Packer discuss:

😟 Poll: people are plugged in/worried

🫰 No wealth tax = everyone else pays

🛣️ Transpo budget overview

🤷 Workers’ comp upgrade debacle

🪪 KC AFIS levy pros & cons

🚸 Tacoma Streets Initiative II

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

Follow us on Bluesky at @HacksAndWonks. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Bluesky at @finchfrii and find today’s co-host, Ryan Packer at @typewriteralley.

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Content provided by Crystal Fincher. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Crystal Fincher or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Ryan Packer discuss:

😟 Poll: people are plugged in/worried

🫰 No wealth tax = everyone else pays

🛣️ Transpo budget overview

🤷 Workers’ comp upgrade debacle

🪪 KC AFIS levy pros & cons

🚸 Tacoma Streets Initiative II

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

Follow us on Bluesky at @HacksAndWonks. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Bluesky at @finchfrii and find today’s co-host, Ryan Packer at @typewriteralley.

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