TVW, Washington States' Public Affairs Network

Whether it’s Washington’s clean energy future, reducing homelessness, or building out broadband and electric vehicle infrastructure, all roads these days seem to point to the Washington State...

https://tvw.org/2024/04/inside-olympia-wa-commerce-director-mike-fong/

This week we’re taking a look at the economy and labor market in Washington. Washington comes into 2024 with the highest state minimum wage in the country, $16.28 per hour for workers ages 16 ...

https://tvw.org/2024/04/67805/

This week, host Austin Jenkins spends the full hour with Jilma Meneses, who leads the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. “DSHS,” as it is known in state government cir...

https://tvw.org/2024/04/inside-olympia-dshs-secretary-jilma-meneses-2/

The House Democratic Members of Color Caucus (MOCC) had a list of priority bills this session, including a rent stabilization bill. The majority did not pass. What happened and what does that say...

https://tvw.org/2024/04/inside-olympia-state-representatives-jamila-taylor-and-kevin-waters/

This week on Inside Olympia, an update on the state of schools, student well being and school funding from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. Plus, after nearly a quarter c...

https://tvw.org/2024/04/inside-olympia-ospi-chris-reykdal-senator-sam-hunt/

In addition to making state budget adjustments, state lawmakers approved new policies to influence  personal financial planning for people who work in Washington.     Lawmakers passed Senate...

https://tvw.org/2024/03/the-impact-retirement-plan-mandate-financial-education-bill-and-cannabis-banking-restrictions/

What will it take to get rising health care costs under control? “Bending the cost curve” is the goal of the state’s Health Care Cost Transparency Board. Host Austin Jenkins discusses the w...

https://tvw.org/2024/03/inside-olympia-health-care-cost-transparency-board/

Legislative Year in Review covers the top issues, bills and debates of the 2024 legislative session.

https://tvw.org/2024/03/2024-legislative-year-in-review/

On this week’s episode, host Austin Jenkins sits down with Washington Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck for an assessment of the recently completed 2024 legislative session, and his work to promot...

https://tvw.org/2024/03/inside-olympia-lieutenant-governor-denny-heck-office-of-equitys-megan-matthews/

This week on The Impact we have a revenue and tax focused review of the 2024 session with a panel interview featuring Traci Underwood, interim Co-Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity In...

https://tvw.org/2024/03/the-impact-revenue-and-tax-legislation-debate/

Washington’s Public Records Act (PRA) is a little over 50 years old, passed into law in 1972 via citizen initiative. A half century later, the Washington Coalition for Open Government (WashCOG)...

https://tvw.org/2024/03/inside-olympia-new-report-on-government-transparency/

Now that the 2024 Legislative Session is over, the election will take on more of the spotlight. This fall there are nine state executive offices on the ballot. 2024 State Executive Races Washingt...

https://tvw.org/2024/03/the-impact-political-strategists-debate-2024-election-dynamics-in-wa/