A police chief out and a vice presidential candidate in, this week

Ross Reynolds reviews the week's news with King 5 reporter Tony Black, Washington State Wire publisher DJ Wilson, and Q13 correspondent Brandi Kruse.

On Tuesday, one day after the Seattle City Council voted to cut 100 jobs from the police department, Police Chief Carmen Best officially announced her retirement. Chief Best commented that relations with the City Council played a factor, and that the cuts felt personal to her. City Council budget chair Teresa Mosqueda said the council's actions were never personal. How did we reach a point of such separation between the city council, the mayor, and the police department? Are we likely to see any sort of compromise following Chief Best’s retirement?

Plus, Republican House Leader JT Wilcox recently posted on Facebook that he had, and has since recovered from, Covid-19. What does governance start to look like as our policy makers get sick?

Also, Washington state held a primary last week, and the GOP may have done better than expected. Why is that, and what will this mean for the November elections?

Speaking of the November election, presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden has chosen his vice president: California senator Kamala Harris. The senator comes from a justice background as Attorney General in California, and is the first woman of color to join a major-party presidential ticket. How will she be treated by the media and her competitors, particularly compared to past female candidates?

Finally, Washington state is facing a major budget gap, and it only seems to be getting worse. What does that mean for our state, and what cutbacks could be on the horizon?