Legislature looking at tax cuts, diversifying State Patrol, emergency powers and more

KNKX Public Radio | By Kirsten Kendrick,

Vivian McCall

Published January 25, 2022 at 11:45 AM PST

Two men in blue suits stand and a woman in a black-and-white top sits as they work on the Senate floor. They are surrounded by wooden desks and brown leather office chairs. — State Sens. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, left, Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, center, and Andy Billig, D-Spokane, right, confer on the floor of the Senate Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia.

Washington made at-home COVID-19 tests free via an online portal last week. But within hours, they were all gone. Meanwhile, state lawmakers are covering a lot of ground this week as the legislative session continues. Listen to Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins break it down with Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick.

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Kirsten Kendrick

Kirsten Kendrick hosts Morning Edition on KNKX and the sports interview series "Going Deep," talking with folks tied to sports in our region about what drives them — as professionals and people.

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Vivian McCall

Vivian McCall is a former KNKX reporter, producer and host. She previously spent eight years as a reporter in Chicago, where she wrote for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ public radio.

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