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The Record: Wednesday, October 25, 2017

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How would you feel about being charged a tax not on every gallon of gas you buy, but on every mile you drive? State officials are thinking about it as a way to shore up falling gas tax revenues. We'll talk about how it would work with Mark Hallenbeck of the Washington State Transportation Center.

Also, Seattle's mayoral candidates met last night in a debate co-moderated by KUOW. We'll play you some of their most intriguing remarks and catch you up on the race with reporters Amy Radil and David Hyde.

And a Canadian province is the first place in North America to ban the burka. Will that law stand in Canadian court? Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer explains.

Listen to the full show here or check out a list of our stories.

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