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The Record: Wednesday, February 28, 2018

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The phones are ringing off the hook in Olympia after newspapers across the state editorialized against lawmakers for exempting themselves from the Public Records Act. The bill, S.B. 6617, is on Governor Inslee's desk. KUOW's Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins brings you the latest in the fight over legislative transparency.

Also, what would happen if you connected all of your appliances to the Internet? Would that be convenient or creepy? Gizmodo's Kashmir Hill gave it a shot. She'll tell you how it went and what she learned.

Plus, an update on Prime Minister Trudeau's trip to India from Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer and KUOW's Elizabeth Austen shares a poem from Frances McCue.

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