Inside Olympia

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Inside Olympia- State Auditor Pat McCarthy & Jim Brownell with the State Auditor's Office Apr 01, 2026

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Is government functioning as intended? That's a question the state Auditor's Office is increasingly asking. How is the office evaluating government effectiveness and accountability? On the program this week: State Auditor Pat McCarthy and Jim Brownell, Assistant Director for State Audit and Special Investigations.

Police Accountability and the Office of Independent Investigations Mar 25, 2026

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This week on Inside Olympia: Our focus this week is police accountability and specifically Washington's Office of Independent Investigations (OII) which is responsible for investigating police deadly force cases. We hold an exit interview with the first director of OII, Roger Rogoff. Plus we talk with the lawmaker at the forefront of Washington's efforts to hold police more accountable to the public, Representative Debra Entenman.

Session Wrap with Capitol Press Corps Panel Mar 17, 2026

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On this episode of Inside Olympia: Austin Jenkins sits down with members of the Capitol Press Corps and take stock of the historic 2026 legislative session.

Monica Alexander, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Training Commission Mar 10, 2026

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On this episode of Inside Olympia: Host Austin Jenkins sits down with retiring Executive Director of the Criminal Justice Training Commission, Monica Alexander.

Dow Constantine, Sound Transit CEO Mar 04, 2026

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On this episode of Inside Olympia: Host Austin Jenkins sits down with Dow Constantine, CEO of Sound Transit.

Inside Olympia--Senate Democrat and Republican Budget Leaders Feb 25, 2026

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This week on Inside Olympia...Austin Jenkins sits down and talks budget and spending with Senate Ways and Means Chair June Robinson and the Ranking Republican on that committee Senator Chris Gildon.

Inside Olympia -- Early-Term Legislators Feb 18, 2026

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Two panels of early-term Washington state lawmakers describe why they ran, what surprised them in Olympia, and where they think they can make an impact. Democratic Reps. Brianna Thomas and Osman Salahuddin cite affordability, housing, child care, and immigrant and refugee support. Republican Reps. Deb Manjarrez and Hunter Abell emphasize taxes, budget growth, housing costs, and bipartisan pathways on veterans and oversight.

Inside Olympia -- Chief Justice Debra Stephens Feb 10, 2026

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On this episode of Inside Olympia: Host Austin Jenkins sits down with Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Stephens.

Inside Olympia -- Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft Feb 04, 2026

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Microsoft President Brad Smith has been in Olympia this week to talk with lawmakers about the company’s policy priorities – affordability, tax reform and infrastructure, including housing supply targets, “pay our own way” data center energy commitments, and a shared responsibility agreement under which the company gets to build and invest, and the town gets lasting value in return.. He also discusses water replenishment and “closed-loop liquid cooling” for data centers, AI’s job impacts, bubble risks, and the state’s role in balanced AI regulation.

Inside Olympia -- University of Washington President, Robert J. Jones Jan 30, 2026

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This week on Inside Olympia: Host Austin Jenkins sits down and goes one-on-one with Robert J. Jones, President of the University of Washington.

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