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Proposed Legislation Would ‘Force’ TV Stations to Give Candidates Time
Proposed Legislation Would ‘Force’ TV Stations to Give Candidates Time
Proposed Legislation Would ‘Force’ TV Stations to Give Candidates Time
If a Seattle-area legislator gets his way, TV stations would be essentially 'forced' to give away air time to political candidates. It's HB1180 (House Bill 1180). Representatives Ryu, Goodman, Jinkins, Slatter, and Tarleton (who all hail from the West Side) have co-sponsored the bill, which reads in part as follows: "A broadcaster must provide to each local candidate in each  community in wh