Suicides In Washington Mental Hospitals, And The Family Man Politician




The Conversation Podcast show

Summary: Seattle City Council Proposes Campaign Legislation: The Seattle City Council is considering legislation to curb fundraising by its own members. Backers say these measures would help restore public trust in politics. Opponents say the law is a solution in search of a problem. KUOW's Amy Radil has more. A Look Inside The Death Of Megan Templeton: In the past decade, a dozen Western State Hospital patients have killed themselves. KUOW's Jon Ryan investigates the death of Megan Templeton, a mental health patient at one of Washington's mental hospitals. Do You Have To Be A Family Man To Be President? Both candidates for president are acknowledged to be good family men. Do you have to be one now to be electable? Ross Reynolds talks with Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton.