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Today's guest is 29th-district state Rep. Sharlett Mena. It's her first session as a lawmaker, but she's paid her dues in both Washingtons already and knows her way around. Don't miss it.
Capitol Ideas is pleased to introduce Rep. Sharlett Mena. She's done policy and communications work in the Washington state Senate, Gov. Inslee's administration, and...
Today's Capitol Ideas is something different. It's not a lawmaker being interviewed; it's Rep. Marcus Riccelli interviewing a legislative page, Claire Poulsen, about her week at the Capitol. This one's fun. Check it out.
Teens who take part in Washington's legislative page program have a unique experience. They come to Olympia from all over the state, sponsored by...
Meet Rep. Julio Cortes. Even before joining the Legislature six weeks ago, Julio established a long resume of public service. He has an interesting story, and you'll hear it in this installment of Capitol Ideas.
A few days ago Capitol Ideas introduced Rep. Mary Fosse, and today we'll follow up with her seatmate from the 38th district, Rep. Julio...
The ideas in Capitol Ideas today come from Rep. Mary Fosse (D-38th, Everett). She’s hit the ground running in her first session, working for her district and the whole state. You can meet her today.
Today we’ll spend some time on Capitol Ideas with Rep. Mary Fosse of the 38th legislative district up in Snohomish County. This is Mary’s...
House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon drops by Capitol Ideas today for a conversation about several of the things he cares about: affordable housing, climate change, workforce development, the homelessness crisis in Washington, the value of listening, and
Week five of Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon's first session as Majority Leader of the Washington state House of Representatives coincided with policy cut-off, arguably the...
Police vehicular chases, sentencing reform, impaired driving, bipartisanship . . . all these and more are high on Rep. Roger Goodman’s 2023 legislative agenda. Get the details in today’s Capitol Ideas.
Rep. Roger Goodman returns to Capitol Ideas today, seven years after his last appearance. As chair of the newly renamed House Community Safety, Justice,...