This is the week when the House of Representatives shifts gears and moves from holding public hearings on bills to debating and voting on many of those bills on the House floor. In today's podcast, Speaker Laurie Jinkins talks about this process, about how bills earn a coveted spot on the crowded House docket, and about how she and the other 97 members of the House paid tribute to Seattle Seahawks fans by designating December 12 (12/12, get it?) as Day of the 12s in the Evergreen State.
It’s great to be in the majority, and be able to pass good policies that help people thrive and move Washington forward. Democrats in...
The 2025 session adjourned on Sunday, April 27th. In this final episode of The Speaker’s Scoop (until next January), Speaker Laurie Jinkins looks back...
With a little over four weeks left to go in the session, Speaker Jinkins is thinking about the many steps that need to happen...