We’ll hear from Rep. Vandana Slatter in today’s Capitol Ideas, and it’s a good one. Vandana happens to be sponsoring some of this session’s most significant pieces of legislation, bills that will, if they ultimately become law, have a lot to do with the f

Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast

Mar 27 2023 | 00:20:12

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Show Notes

Today’s Capitol Ideas is a wide-ranging conversation with 48th-district Democratic Rep. Vandana Slatter, chair of the House Committee on Postsecondary Education and Workforce. Two of her key bills, the creation of the Washington Climate Corps and the My Health, My Data Act, account for most of the episode, and this is one you won’t want to miss.

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