Jeanie Lindsay
Olympia CorrespondentJeranie Lindsay is a state government reporter for the NW News Network. She previously covered education for The Seattle Times and Indiana Public Broadcasting.
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Democrat candidate for governor, Bob Ferguson, is lobbing attacks at his main Republican opponent, Dave Reichert, over Reichert's views on LGBTQ issues. -
Prison reform has been a priority for progressive Democrats. However, despite a Democratic majority in the Legislature, some of this year’s reform proposals didn’t become law. -
Washington recently closed a prison to save money, but officials say rising prices for essentials and facility maintenance are contributing to the ballooning price of incarceration. -
With the stroke of a pen, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed the state budget into law Friday. It was almost certainly the last piece of legislation he will approve as the state’s top official. -
WA officials say the state is making progress on homelessness, but new housing isn't being built fast enough to ease the strain of rising costs on low and fixed-income households. -
Months after finding that the newly drawn legislative district boundaries near Yakima violated the Voting Rights Act, a federal judge has now decided what those district boundaries should look like. -
Olympia correspondent Jeanie Lindsay joins KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to cover the highlights of the 2024 legislative session. -
Washington's legislature has adjourned for the year, with lawmakers scoring wins on many big issues. But several priorities for Democrats stalled as a few Republican-backed voter initiatives took center stage during the short 60-day session. -
Most of the bills lawmakers pass in Olympia include bipartisan support, but many Democrats are skeptical of, or outright oppose, these initiative measures. So why did Democrats join with Republicans to enact them? -
Three voter initiatives are on their way to becoming law after the Washington Legislature offered their final approval Monday, including another change to the state's rules around police car chases.
