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Mayors and pols to Inslee: “you can’t make me.” But can he?

caption: Hundreds of protestors gathered in defiance of Gov. Jay Inslee's stay-at-home orders at the Washington State Capitol on Sunday, April 19. The order bans gatherings of any size and compels nonessential businesses to remain closed until 11:59 p.m. on May 4.
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Hundreds of protestors gathered in defiance of Gov. Jay Inslee's stay-at-home orders at the Washington State Capitol on Sunday, April 19. The order bans gatherings of any size and compels nonessential businesses to remain closed until 11:59 p.m. on May 4.
Q13

Who’s got the final say about shutdown policy? What might antibody testing reveal? And who became the biggest carbon loser?

Individual segments for the day's show:

Rob McKenna on shutdown protests

When it comes to coronavirus policymaking, who’s in charge? The president or the governor? The city council or the mayor? We spoke to former attorney general Rob McKenna about who has the authority to make the rules, and the possible consequences of flouting them.

Angela Rasmussen, antibody testing

If you have coronavirus antibodies, does that mean you’re good to go? Not exactly, says Columbia University virologist Angie Rasmussen. The answer is probably, but we don’t actually know – and that uncertainty has huge economic and public health stakes.

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