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Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda Mapes about the 100-year anniversary of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, also known as the Ballard Locks. Mapes discusses how truly transformational the Locks were, for both good and ill. She details the ways in which the city was reshaped in ways that were only possibly because of the Locks. But she also discusses the human cost and how the oppressed Native American population was even further harmed by this progress.

Did we do it? Did Washington state finally pay for education as much as the state Supreme Court commanded? We'll debate that. Also, the Ballard Locks turn 100 years old tomorrow. Are the Locks a triumph of engineering, a historic injustice, or maybe both? And is the Seattle area in a marijuana bubble that's about to burst?

Bill Radke speaks with Marie Vila, co-chair of Bremerton Neighborhoods Now! , about why she thinks block parties, potlucks and "crappy dinner parties" are what Bremerton needs right now.

Bill Radke speaks with Emily Parkhurst, editor in chief of the Puget Sound Business Journal, about some of the reasons cannabis retail shops in Washington are having a hard time making a profit .

Bill Radke talks to Joseph O'Sullivan, Seattle Times Olympia reporter, about the latest information on the state budget deal that Republicans and Democrats reached on Wednesday.

Seattle will for sure have a new mayor next year: Mayor Ed Murray today said he will not run for re-election. Also, eyes are on Sea-Tac Airport again as a new travel ban takes effect. We'll tell you what's likely to happen at the airport tonight and why. And we'll tell you what your rights are when an uninvited drone buzzes your home. Don't shoot until you hear what we have to say.

You're living in a region with tons of good, new, local music. Too much to take it all in, so Bill Radke speaks with Jonathan Zwickel, who writes a City Arts Magazine column called Attractive Singles . Zwickel has picked out three local artists for you to get to know.

Bill Radke speaks with Jorge Baron, executive director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, about the partial travel ban that went into effect. Baron talks about the chaos that he dealt with during the surprise January ban and how he anticipates a much les problematic situation this time. He also explains his own issues with the partial ban and what he hopes will be resolved by the Supreme Court case this fall.

It looks like our state government won't shut down this week. We'll tell you what's happening and why. And there's another government deadline this week: You can no longer own a vacant second home in Vancouver, BC unless you pay a tax on that. How are people reacting? Plus a KUOW listener has a Local Wonder question: Why hasn't Seattle elected a woman mayor in almost a century? You ask, we answer.

Bill Radke talks to Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about the budget deal reached by lawmakers just in time to avoid a partial government shutdown.