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It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community.

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Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. The seamless integration of news into our social media feeds used to be a feature.

Now, for some people, it's overwhelming.

It's my job to be informed, but lately, even I've decided to spend less time on my phone and social media.

I'm not the only one.

More on that in a minute, but first, let's get you caught up.

This morning at 1030, state lawmakers will talk about a proposal to help recruit and retain

public defenders. Among other things, it would provide more paralegals and other specialists to help public defenders with their cases.

There's a shortage of public defenders in Washington State, which means many people languish in jail while they wait for an attorney.

Meanwhile, a separate bill in the state Senate would require Washington to pick up half the tab that county spend on public defenders.

The local chapter of the anti-defamation legal issue will report today on extremism in

the Pacific Northwest. It will address growing extremism across the political spectrum and recommendations

for policymakers on how to push back. We'll bring you the findings on tonight's episode of Seattle now.

And tomorrow, state lawmakers will introduce the People's Privacy Act. It would require

companies to minimize data collection, allow consumers to opt out of targeted advertising, and

prohibit companies from targeting kids with ads. That hearing is at 10.30 on Tuesday.

We'll drop a link in the show notes if you want to stream it live.

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