Jeanie Lindsay
Olympia CorrespondentJeanie Lindsay is a radio reporter based in Olympia who covers the state government beat for the Northwest News Network, the Pacific Northwest's regional collaboration of NPR stations.
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 5 years covering statewide education news in the Midwest with Indiana Public Broadcasting. A Washington native and graduate from 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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McCoy, a member of the Tulalip Tribes, was one of the state's longest serving Native American lawmakers. He retired in 2020 due to health reasons after 17 years as a state legislator, writing in his resignation letter that it was "the honor of a lifetime." -
Many lawmakers call Washington's new drug policy a hard compromise that represents just one step toward tackling the state's overdose crisis.
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The Washington Legislature went back to work Tuesday in an effort to finalize the state's drug possession and addiction treatment law.
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Washington State employees will no longer be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination in order to keep their jobs.
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Washington lawmakers will reconvene for a special legislative session this month to pass a new drug possession law.
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Housing, health care and public safety topped the agenda for Washington lawmakers during the first in-person session since the pandemic hit.
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Washington is now one of 10 states in the country with an assault weapons ban on the books, after Gov. Jay Inslee signed the measure into law Tuesday.
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Washington lawmakers ended their 105-day legislative session with a surprising failure of a long-negotiated drug possession bill Sunday, teeing up the likelihood of a special session in the coming weeks.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday the state has purchased 30,000 doses of the abortion drug mifepristone in preparation for a federal court decision that could limit access to the medication.
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Key debates remain unsettled in Olympia, on bills focused on public safety and health policies – as well as how much new funding Washington State will put toward affordable housing.
