Our panel
The Olympian and McClatchy’s other Washington news sites — The News Tribune, The Bellingham Herald and the Tri-City Herald — will host a free question-and-answer livestream with state lawmakers at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9.
State politics reporter Simone Carter will moderate and ask questions submitted by our readers for our panel: Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, House Speaker Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, and Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, chairman of the Washington State Republican Party.
Register here for free and to ask your questions in advance. Watch the event live on all of our platforms.
Join us
What: 2025 Washington 2025 Legislative Preview
When: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9
How: Click here to register and to ask your questions. It’s free.
Moderator: State politics reporter Simone Carter
Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen
Washington House Speaker Laurie Jinkins