The Speaker’s Scoop: The only budget proposal Gov. Inslee was required by law to release
Before he left office, Governor Inslee released two budget proposals. His “Book 2” proposal is the one the media has focused on. This budget proposed $12 billion in new revenue, and around $2 billion in cuts. But the only budget proposal a governor is actually required under state law to release is one with no new revenue. This is called a “Book 1” budget, and so far no one has really been talking about what Gov. Inslee’s “Book 1” budget looked like. Speaker Jinkins looks at some of the details. Listen here
The Speaker’s Scoop: Working with the new Senate Majority Leader
Washington Senate Democrats have a new Majority Leader: Sen. Jamie Pedersen. He and Speaker Jinkins have actually known each other for 30 years, going back to when they were both (in her words) “…young whippersnapper advocates.” In this episode, she talks about what it’s like to work with him as her leadership counterpart in the state Senate. Listen here
The Speaker’s Scoop: The inaugural episode
Welcome to The Speaker’s Scoop, a behind-the-scenes podcast with Washington Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins. In this first episode, Speaker Jinkins talks about the ceremonial aspects of the first week of session. She also talks about the budget challenge facing lawmakers this year, and how this may be the year a rent stabilization bill gets all the way to the governor’s desk. Listen here