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Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast

May 20 2021 | 00:20:30

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Show Notes

Rep. Melanie Morgan makes an encore appearance in today's Capitol Ideas, and we'll talk about racial equity, the new Juneteenth state holiday, why passing bills is sometimes overrated, and reaching across the Cascades to make Washington's supposed east-west divide irrelevant.

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