This is the second week of Washington's legislative session, and there's a lot going on in state politics. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to explain it all, from the governor's controversial housing plan to a Republican proposal that would eliminate the gas tax for a year.
New executive order, 'missing middle' plan, school changes, gas tax pause create buzz in Olympia
![Washington Gov. Jay Inslee delivers his State of the State address on Jan. 11, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d279213/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3757x2504+0+0/resize/880x587!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe5%2F85%2F1ffe65534533aef1920ad0e34fc6%2Fap22011735988748.jpg)
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