Jeanie Lindsay
Olympia CorrespondentJeanie Lindsay is a state government reporter for KNKX and KUOW.
Jeanie has spent much of her journalism career as an education reporter, producing stories about things like school funding and enrollment, early childhood education, and student mental health. Previously, Jeanie wrote education solutions stories with the Education Lab at The Seattle Times, and spent nearly five years covering statewide education news in the Midwest with Indiana Public Broadcasting.
A Washington native and graduate of the University of Washington, Jeanie spends her free time with her family, exploring nearby parks and waterways, and spoiling her three cats.
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Washington state's 105-day legislative session ended Sunday. Here's how lawmakers ended up closing the gap on a huge budget deficit and the possibilities for a special session. -
Landlords in Washington will soon be limited in how much they can raise their tenants’ rents each year.
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Lawmakers adjourned their 105-day session Sunday night, after approving the state’s spending plan.
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In the session's final days, the Democratic majority settled on several major pieces of legislation, and a new state budget that includes a slate of tax changes. -
Changes to Washington’s parents rights law are heading to the governor’s desk.
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Changes to Washington’s parents rights law are heading to the governor’s desk, after procedural delays and tense debates over the legislation all session long. -
The fate of a bill in the Washington Legislature that could cap annual rent increases is uncertain. Democrats remain divided over which version of the proposal should become law.
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A bipartisan proposal working its way through the Washington state Legislature would boost the state’s gas tax by six cents – it would be the first gas tax hike in almost a decade.
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Washington state lawmakers are scheduled to adjourn for the year on April 27. They have plenty of major items left on their to-do list as time winds down.
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Governor Bob Ferguson is criticizing newly proposed tax plans from legislative Democrats as "unsustainable" under cuts from the Trump administration.
