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Capitol Ideas:  The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast

Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast


Capitol Ideas: The Washington State House Democratic Caucus Podcast

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109 episodes
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English
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Welcome to Capitol Ideas. This is where members of the majority Democratic caucus in the Washington State House of Representatives sit down at the Capitol and talk about ideas. Ideas like strong schools, enduring values, equity, affordable and accessible healthcare, tax fairness, thriving small businesses, inclusion, a clean environment. You know: good ideas.
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Rep. Chris Stearns makes his first appearance on Capitol Ideas today, and you need to know him. He started out fast in his first two terms: vice chair of two key committees, sponsor of several successful bills, and an outspoken advocate of bipartisanship

Before he was sent to be their voice in Olympia by the good people of the 47th district...

25 minutes
Apr 12, 2024

Rep. Debra Entenman just wrapped up her sixth session in the House, working for her friends and neighbors in the 47th legislative district. That's a south King County district that contains parts of Kent and Auburn, all of Covington, Shadow Lake, and a ha

This is a good one. We say that every time, but seriously, you want to hear what Rep. D...

39 minutes
Apr 10, 2024

Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins returns to Capitol Ideas today for her now-annual post-sine die visit. It's both a look-back and a glimpse into the future, with insights from the leader of the largest House majority in a generation.

Hit the PLAY button on Capitol Ideas today to hear an exclusive conversation with Washi...

32 minutes
Mar 24, 2024

Rep. Sharon Wylie works for the good people of the 49th legislative district, and for the other 8 million or so Washingtonians as well. She co-chairs one committee, serves on two others, and gets things done. Here she is.

As co-chair of the House Committee on Controlled Substances and Gaming, Rep. Sharon Wyl...

20 minutes
Mar 06, 2024

Deputy House Majority Leader My-Linh Thai is a thinker, and what she thinks most deeply about are people. Their lives, their problems, what they want, what they need. That's a good trait for a leader. In today's Capitol Ideas we'll hear what's on her mind

My-Linh Thai contains multitudes. She's a state representative. An education leader. A ...

20 minutes
Feb 27, 2024

Rep. Dan Bronoske had been in the Legislature barely one term when his colleagues chose him to serve as deputy speaker pro tem of the state House of Representatives. A few minutes into today's Capitol Ideas it should be obvious why. Hit the play button an

Today we'll spend a half hour with Lakewood state Rep. Dan Bronoske. If you tune in to ...

31 minutes
Feb 24, 2024

Today we'll talk with Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self in a podcast recorded as the 2024 session of the Washington State Legislature headed into its final, hectic few weeks. Rep. Ortiz-Self chairs the largest House Democratic Caucus in recent memory, and doubles a

It's a tough job, and she loves it. Mukilteo state Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self chairs the H...

22 minutes
Feb 20, 2024

This is a good one. Today's ideator on Capitol Ideas is Rep. Tana Senn from the 41st legislative district, which stretches from Mercer Island east to Samammish and from Newcastle up to Bellevue. She chairs the House Committee on Human Services, Youth and

It's Day 39 of the 60-day 2024 legislative session in Olympia, and schedules are tight....

22 minutes
Feb 15, 2024

Rep. Bill Ramos (D-5th, Issaquah) stopped by the Capitol Ideas headquarters this week for a while, and we're glad he did. What resulted is a conversation that ranges from illegal dumping on private land and illegible license plates to amending the state c

Now in the midst of his sixth year in the House, Rep. Bill Ramos makes a return visit t...

27 minutes
Feb 05, 2024

Every couple of years, Rep. Melanie Morgan stops by for a visit with Capitol Ideas. Today's conversation is a good one, and an important one. Equity, Black History Month, housing and homelessness, renewable energy, art, the dearth of Black farmers in Wash

Rep. Melanie Morgan champions equity in most everything she does, and she does a lot. J...

22 minutes
Jan 28, 2024