WA’s 2025 legislative session: New governor, new budget, new laws

2025 was a year of change for the Washington state legislature.

Legislators navigated a multi-billion dollar budget deficit, a first-time governor with strong thoughts about taxes, and challenges from the second Trump Administration.

KUOW’s Olympia Correspondent Jeanie Lindsay will tell us what we need to know.

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