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We say we don't want children looking at screens too much. But how much is too much? And how can parents limit screen time without an exhausting fight that makes kids stop listening? We'll look for answers with NPR's Anya Kamenetz, author of "The Art of Screen Time," and Seattle filmmaker and physician Delaney Ruston ("Screenagers").

State lawmakers are halfway through their session. KUOW's Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins tells us what this year's Democrat-controlled legislature is doing for Democrats.

A group of West Seattle homeowners who had city-owned trees cut down to open up their views have reached a settlement. Is it enough to punish and deter? And should we read their names on the air? Bill Radke talks with Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold.

Last week's viral story of an ersatz emotional support peacock sent waves of hilarity ricocheting across the internet and late night talk shows. But The New York Times' David Leonhardt argues that the creeping normalization of little lies - such as falsehoods about our pets being support or service animals - has a corrosive effect on society over time. Was Dexter the peacock in the coal mine? Bill Radke spoke with Leonhardt to find out.

More women are speaking out about sexual abuse and harassment as part of the renewed #MeToo movement. But for the women picking the fruits and vegetables we buy at local supermarkets, talking about daily abuse isn’t easy.

When you're the poet laureate of Washington state, you log a lot of time on the road. "I got a new car for the job," laughs Tod Marshall . It came to him with 12,000 miles on it, and is now hovering around 57,000 as he hangs up his traveling hat.

This week a woman and her peacock were turned away from a cross-country flight. She'd pleaded that Dexter was an emotional support animal, to no avail. And now the most regal road movie in existence is taking place as the pair drives to Los Angeles instead. But sneaking untrained animals onto planes and into restaurants is no snickering matter, and could soon be subject to civil penalties in Washington state.

The Seattle Times has published emails and text messages that give an idea how child sex abuse allegations against former Mayor Ed Murray played out behind the scenes in city government. We'll get the story from reporter Lewis Kamb.

We'll catch you up on some ideas coming from your state lawmakers, including fining people who try to fake having an emotional support animal to get their dog into restaurants and hotels, and making Sasquatch the official state cryptid (that's a creature whose existence has not been proven or disproven by science) in order to raise money for state parks by selling sweet custom 'Squatch license plates.

Today on The Record we're looking at the #MeToo and Time's Up movements here in Washington state. How did we get here and what we can do next?