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Washington state House Democrats and countless Washingtonians whose lives he touched are mourning the death of Speaker Emeritus Frank Chopp this past weekend. Today's Capitol Ideas is a reprise of a January 2024 episode featuring his first and, sadly, fin
ORIGINAL EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Speaker emeritus Frank Chopp, who voluntarily switched his role to Rep. Frank Chopp at the end of the 2019 session, is...
Rep. Natasha Hill from the excellent city of Spokane makes her Capitol Ideas debut today, and it's a good one. She's the seventh new Democratic member of the class of 2025 to show up on the mics, with three more to go! Don't touch that dial.
Rep. Natasha Hill has an interesting story. Attorney. Commumnity activist. Civil rights fighter. Mom. She fought her way upstream to get here and is...
Today's edition of Capitol Ideas presents yet another new member of the House Democratic Caucus. That would be Rep. Lisa Parshley of the 22d district: veterinarian, scientist, public servant. Stay tuned.
Capitol Ideas returns today after a brief hiatus while lawmakers burned the midnight oil in more than a week of marathon floor sessions. Today's...
Today's Capitol Ideas is a little different. Instead of one lawmaker, you've got a dozen. They each grabbed the mic for a minute during non-stop floor action in the House chamber. Different is good.
Few things in life are certain, but it's a sure bet you've never heard a Capitol Ideas like this one. A dozen Democratic lawmakers,...
Meet Rep. Shaun Scott: author, filmmaker, historian, educator, labor organizer, and a member of the House Democratic Caucus serving his first term in Olympia.
Today Capitol Ideas welcomes yet another member of the 2025 Class of House Democrats. Rep. Shaun Scott was sent here by his neighbors in...
Any visit from Rep. Nicole Macri is worth a listen, and today's Capitol Ideas is one of those episodes. Don't touch that dial.
Washington's crying need for rent stability and affordable housing is more crucial than it's ever been, and Rep. Nicole Macri is once again a...