The House spent 26 hours debating passage of a Millionaires Tax on Monday and Tuesday this week, with the bill finally passing late Tuesday afternoon....
Opposite House Cutoff Week
Mar 05 2026 • 00:04:28
As the session winds down and deadlines loom, Speaker Jinkins says she's staying focused not on the constraints of the clock or the calendar, but on w...
Opposite house policy cutoff, budgets, and the millionaires tax
Feb 26 2026 • 00:04:43
Lots of stuff happening in Week 7 of the legislative session. Speaker Jinkins touches on some of the big topics of the week, and discusses how despite...
The Five O'clock Bill: Disappointment and Progress
Feb 20 2026 • 00:05:04
It's House of Origin Cutoff week in the Legislature and this year, the "five o'clock bill" didn't end up getting a vote on the House floor. Speaker Ji...
A key week in the legislative session
Feb 12 2026 • 00:04:02
This is the week when the House of Representatives shifts gears and moves from holding public hearings on bills to debating and voting on many of thos...
Affordability: Everything is connected
Feb 05 2026 • 00:04:56
With H.R. 1, the federal government has created a disaster with regards to health care access and affordability, food assistance, and more here in Was...
Protecting Washingtonians
Jan 29 2026 • 00:06:51
Another US citizen was killed by federal agents in Minnesota last week, and communities here and across the country are living in fear from harmful an...
Setting the tone for the 2026 session
Jan 22 2026 • 00:03:26
Washington House Speaker Laurie Jinkins talks about the tone she is setting for the 2026 session, which started with her opening day remarks on Januar...
Session 2025 review
May 06 2025 • 00:05:18
The 2025 session adjourned on Sunday, April 27th. In this final episode of The Speaker’s Scoop (until next January), Speaker Laurie Jinkins looks back...
Five o’clock bills and concurrences
Apr 17 2025 • 00:06:41
This week, Speaker Laurie Jinkins talks about opposite-house cutoff, five o’clock bills, conference committees, concurrences — the hectic give and tak...
