Jeanie Lindsay
State Government Reporter
About
Jeanie Lindsay is a radio reporter based in Olympia who covers the state government beat for KUOW.
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 five years covering statewide education news in the Midwest with Indiana Public Broadcasting. A Washington native and graduate of 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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New push to ‘hold police accountable’ gains steam in Washington state
A Washington advocacy group continues to push for a statewide office that can charge police officers for misuse of deadly force.
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As WA plans to reduce solitary confinement, advocates say reforms are long overdue
Washington's Department of Corrections has unveiled its strategies to reduce the use of isolation in its prisons, but it all relies on whether lawmakers set aside funding to support those changes.
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No, it's not weird that so many people are running for WA lands commissioner
Seven candidates are running to become Washington's next Commissioner of Public Lands. People who are familiar with the office say it's not shocking – even if some voters aren't totally sure what the commissioner's job is.
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Government
Israeli flag flies over WA Capitol in wake of Hamas attack
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Washington closes Larch prison as staff push back over jobs, wildfire risk
Larch Corrections Center in Southwest Washington will close this week, despite efforts from staff and some elected leaders to pause the decision many say took them by surprise this summer.
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As a federal government shutdown looms, Washington state officials brace for impact
Officials in Washington state and Oregon are scrambling to prepare for a possible shutdown of the federal government.
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Formerly incarcerated WA lawmaker has record cleared, celebrates freedom from 'invisible prison'
Rep. Tarra Simmons is the state's first formerly incarcerated lawmaker, and celebrated with loved ones and supporters after a judge cleared her record at a hearing last week.
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An $8 rifle spurred a change to Washington's background check law. Here's how
For nearly a decade, Washington's museums weren't able to receive many donated firearms. That changed this year, after lawmakers unanimously supported a small but notable change to the state's background check law.
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WA State Supreme Court rules against school district that sued for construction funding
The court said in its written opinion that the state shares only part of the responsibility to pay schools' construction costs, but didn't specify exactly how much.
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Government
After a shocking removal, WA capitol memorial honoring LGBTQ lawmaker reinstalled
Earlier this month, the memorial plaque and cherry tree honoring the late Cal Anderson – a champion for LGBTQ civil rights in Washington and the state's first openly gay lawmaker – were unexpectedly removed.