Jeanie Lindsay
Olympia CorrespondentJeanie Lindsay is a radio reporter based in Olympia who covers the Washington state government beat for KUOW and KNKX. She previously reported 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.
Email: jlindsay at kuow dot org
Twitter: @jeanjeanielindz
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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, after procedural delays and tense debates over the legislation all session long. -
Governor Bob Ferguson is criticizing newly proposed tax plans from legislative Democrats as "unsustainable" under cuts from the Trump administration. -
Washington lawmakers are moving forward with hotly debated legislation that aims to revise a parents' rights law enacted last year. -
A controversial bill to limit rent hikes is one step closer to becoming law — and putting divisions among Democrats on full display along the way. -
One of the most politically-charged fights in Washington state this year is over parents’ access to information about their kids' schools — but disagreements over LGBTQ rights are taking up a lot of the debate. -
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday he would reject a wealth tax plan proposed by his fellow Democrats in the Legislature, if they include it in their final budget deal. -
It's unclear how the president's order could affect Washington state. -
Democrats, who control the Legislature, must solve a historic budget crisis this spring. But can they agree on how to do it? -
It's unclear whether Gov. Bob Ferguson will support any of the proposals.
