Jeanie Lindsay
State Government Reporter
About
Jeanie Lindsay is a radio reporter based in Olympia who covers the state government beat for the Northwest News Network, the Pacific Northwest's regional collaboration of NPR stations.
Jeanie has spent much of her journalism career as an education reporter, producing stories about things like school funding and enrollment, early childhood education and student mental health. Previously, Jeanie wrote education solutions stories with the Education Lab at The Seattle Times, and spent nearly 5 years covering statewide education news in the Midwest with Indiana Public Broadcasting. A Washington native and graduate from the University of Washington, Jeanie spends her free time with her family, exploring nearby parks and waterways, and spoiling her three cats.
Location: Olympia
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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ACLU sues Washington state to stop ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ initiative from becoming law
A trio of legal advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the state Thursday, to prevent a controversial voter initiative from becoming law in early June.
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Will the real Bob Ferguson please stand up? Name doppelgangers rattle Washington governor’s race
Three candidates filed to run for governor in Washington last week all under the name Bob Ferguson, after a conservative activist coordinated with two men who share the same name as the Democratic frontrunner.
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How are Washington’s governor candidates responding to pro-Palestinian campus protests?
Both Democrats and the leading Republican in the race say they support the right for people to protest, and are condemning actions that escalate into antisemitism or violence.
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Washington Legislature poised to get big makeover in 2024 elections. Here's why.
More than a dozen state lawmakers say they aren’t running for reelection this fall.
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Washington officials apprehend prison escapee in Seattle
Washington prison officials said Tuesday that a man who escaped a minimum security prison facility in Monroe just before the weekend is back in custody.
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Prisoner escapes minimum security facility north of Seattle
Washington prison officials announced Friday morning that a man escaped a minimum security prison facility in Monroe.
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Washington's high-capacity magazine ban will stay put as court battle continues
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WA ban on high-capacity gun magazines will stay in place as court battle continues
The sale of high-capacity gun magazines will remain illegal in Washington as the state appeals a lower court's decision that struck down the ban on constitutional grounds.
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Republicans shrug off anti-LGBT comments from top Washington governor candidate
Democrat candidate for governor, Bob Ferguson, is lobbing attacks at his main Republican opponent, Dave Reichert, over Reichert's views on LGBTQ issues.
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Money, politics, debate over crime victims: What's stalling prison reforms in Olympia
Making changes to the state’s prison system is a longstanding priority for progressive Democrats. But some of this year’s reform proposals didn’t become law, despite a Democratic majority in the Legislature.