Karen Keiser's guest appearances

Karen Keiser

The Everblue State

Hacks & Wonks

Working to Live in Southwest Washington

Joe Nguyen

Sara Nelson

Jeff Manson

Sarah Perry

Larry Brown

Melissa Taylor

Daniel Smith

Julia Reed

Steve Hobbs

Nikkita Oliver

Joanna Turner

Katie Wilson

Andrew Lewis

Matt Little

Melissa Santos

OwlTail

This week on the show Crystal is joined by Senator Karen Keiser, Washington State Senate President Pro Tempore and one of the busiest women in the Washington State legislature. They discuss what happened in the past legislative session this year, as well as changes that will be worked toward next year. Highlights include more than a dozen public safety bills passed, protection of essential workers during the pandemic, attempts to rectify Washington State’s upside-down tax code, worker protections in the unprecedentedly hot conditions we’ve experienced due to climate change, passage of the Working Families Tax Credit, supporting childcare workers as we face a massive childcare shortage, and more. This was indeed a busy legislative session! As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at @finchfrii and find Senator Karen Keiser at  @karenkeiser1. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.   Resources  "What would it cost to house and provide treatment for Seattle's homeless?" by Scott Greenstone at The Seattle Times:  https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/what-is-the-cost-to-house-and-provide-treatment-for-seattles-homeless/  "With 12 New Laws, Washington State Joins Movement to Overhaul Policing" by Austin Jenkins from NPR:  https://www.npr.org/2021/05/18/997974519/a-dozen-police-reform-bills-signed-into-law-in-washington-state  "A year after George Floyd's murder, what's changed in Washington state?" by Melissa Santos from Crosscut:  https://crosscut.com/news/2021/05/year-after-george-floyds-murder-whats-changed-washington-state  "With the Washington Legislature halfway through its session, here's where policing bill stand" by Joseph O'Sullivan from The Seattle Times:  https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-legislature-passes-bill-requiring-police-officers-to-intervene-if-they-witness-excessive-force/  "Washington Legislature charts 'new beginning' in climate change fight" by Levi Pulkkinen from Investigate West via Crosscut:  https://crosscut.com/politics/2021/05/washington-legislature-charts-new-beginning-climate-change-fight  "Inslee signs off on capital gains tax for wealthy and tax rebate for lower-income workers in Washington" by Jim Brunner from The Seattle Times:  https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-signs-capital-gains-tax-for-wealthy-and-tax-rebate-for-lower-income-workers-in-washington/  "Return to Work? Now With Child Care Still in Limbo, Some Parents Say." by Claire Cain Miller from The New York Times:  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/upshot/covid-child-care-schools.html  "2021 heat wave is now the deadliest weather-related event in Washington history" by John Ryan from KUOW:  https://www.kuow.org/stories/heat-wave-death-toll-in-washington-state-jumps-to-112-people  "Washington Joins Oregon, California, British Columbia In Passing Low-Carbon Fuel Standard" by Courtney Flatt from KUOW:  https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-joins-oregon-california-british-columbia-in-passing-low-carbon-fuel-standard  "The HEAL Act gives WA a path to environmental justice" by Jennifer Calkins from Crosscut:  https://crosscut.com/opinion/2021/03/heal-act-gives-wa-path-environmental-justice  The Front and Centered Coalition: https://frontandcentered.org/  "Relief slow to reach King County renters as evictions set to resume" by David Kroman from Crosscut:  https://crosscut.com/news/2021/06/relief-slow-reach-king-county-renters-evictions-set-resume  Hacks &amp; Wonks interview with Pierce County Councilmember Derek Young:  https://www.officialhacksandwonks.com/listenpodcast/episode/32ca17ec/seattle-pay-attention-to-pierce-county-a-conversation-with-pierce-county-council-chair-derek-young  Hacks &amp; Wonks interview with Senator and King County Executive Candidate Joe Nguyen:  https://www.officialhacksandwonks.com/listenpodcast/episode/1e38d0ac/meet-senator-and-kc-exec-candidate-joe-nguyen-again 

This week on the show Crystal is joined by Senator Karen Keiser, Washington State Senate President Pro Tempore and one of the busiest women in the Washington State legislature. They discuss what happened in the past legislative session this year, as well as changes that will be worked toward next year. Highlights include more than a dozen public safety bills passed, protection of essential workers during the pandemic, attempts to rectify Washington State’s upside-down tax code, worker protections in the unprecedentedly hot conditions we’ve experienced due to climate change, passage of the Working Families Tax Credit, supporting childcare workers as we face a massive childcare shortage, and more. This was indeed a busy legislative session! As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at <a href="http://officialhacksandwonks.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">officialhacksandwonks.com</a>. Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/finchfrii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@finchfrii</a> and find Senator Karen Keiser at <a href="https://twitter.com/KarenKeiser1?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> @karenkeiser1</a>. More info is available at <a href="http://officialhacksandwonks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">officialhacksandwonks.com</a>. Resources  "What would it cost to house and provide treatment for Seattle's homeless?" by Scott Greenstone at The Seattle Times: <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/what-is-the-cost-to-house-and-provide-treatment-for-seattles-homeless/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/what-is-the-cost-to-house-and-provide-treatment-for-seattles-homeless/</a> "With 12 New Laws, Washington State Joins Movement to Overhaul Policing" by Austin Jenkins from NPR: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/05/18/997974519/a-dozen-police-reform-bills-signed-into-law-in-washington-state" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.npr.org/2021/05/18/997974519/a-dozen-police-reform-bills-signed-into-law-in-washington-state</a> "A year after George Floyd's murder, what's changed in Washington state?" by Melissa Santos from Crosscut: <a href="https://crosscut.com/news/2021/05/year-after-george-floyds-murder-whats-changed-washington-state" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://crosscut.com/news/2021/05/year-after-george-floyds-murder-whats-changed-washington-state</a> "With the Washington Legislature halfway through its session, here's where policing bill stand" by Joseph O'Sullivan from The Seattle Times: <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-legislature-passes-bill-requiring-police-officers-to-intervene-if-they-witness-excessive-force/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-legislature-passes-bill-requiring-police-officers-to-intervene-if-they-witness-excessive-force/</a> "Washington Legislature charts 'new beginning' in climate change fight" by Levi Pulkkinen from Investigate West via Crosscut: <a href="https://crosscut.com/politics/2021/05/washington-legislature-charts-new-beginning-climate-change-fight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://crosscut.com/politics/2021/05/washington-legislature-charts-new-beginning-climate-change-fight</a> "Inslee signs off on capital gains tax for wealthy and tax rebate for lower-income workers in Washington" by Jim Brunner from The Seattle Times: <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-signs-capital-gains-tax-for-wealthy-and-tax-rebate-for-lower-income-workers-in-washington/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-signs-capital-gains-tax-for-wealthy-and-tax-rebate-for-lower-income-workers-in-washington/</a> "Return to Work? Now With Child Care Still in Limbo, Some Parents Say." by Claire Cain Miller from The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/upshot/covid-child-care-schools.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/upshot/covid-child-care-schools.html</a> "2021 heat wave is now the deadliest weather-related event in Washington history" by John Ryan from KUOW: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/heat-wave-death-toll-in-washington-state-jumps-to-112-people" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.kuow.org/stories/heat-wave-death-toll-in-washington-state-jumps-to-112-people</a> "Washington Joins Oregon, California, British Columbia In Passing Low-Carbon Fuel Standard" by Courtney Flatt from KUOW: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-joins-oregon-california-british-columbia-in-passing-low-carbon-fuel-standard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-joins-oregon-california-british-columbia-in-passing-low-carbon-fuel-standard</a> "The HEAL Act gives WA a path to environmental justice" by Jennifer Calkins from Crosscut: <a href="https://crosscut.com/opinion/2021/03/heal-act-gives-wa-path-environmental-justice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://crosscut.com/opinion/2021/03/heal-act-gives-wa-path-environmental-justice</a> The Front and Centered Coalition: <a href="https://frontandcentered.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://frontandcentered.org/</a> "Relief slow to reach King County renters as evictions set to resume" by David Kroman from Crosscut: <a href="https://crosscut.com/news/2021/06/relief-slow-reach-king-county-renters-evictions-set-resume" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://crosscut.com/news/2021/06/relief-slow-reach-king-county-renters-evictions-set-resume</a> Hacks &amp; Wonks interview with Pierce County Councilmember Derek Young: <a href="https://www.officialhacksandwonks.com/listenpodcast/episode/32ca17ec/seattle-pay-attention-to-pierce-county-a-conversation-with-pierce-county-council-chair-derek-young" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.officialhacksandwonks.com/listenpodcast/episode/32ca17ec/seattle-pay-attention-to-pierce-county-a-conversation-with-pierce-county-council-chair-derek-young</a> Hacks &amp; Wonks interview with Senator and King County Executive Candidate Joe Nguyen: <a href="https://www.officialhacksandwonks.com/listenpodcast/episode/1e38d0ac/meet-senator-and-kc-exec-candidate-joe-nguyen-again" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.officialhacksandwonks.com/listenpodcast/episode/1e38d0ac/meet-senator-and-kc-exec-candidate-joe-nguyen-again</a>

A Chat with Senator Karen Keiser

Sharon Wylie

Monica Stonier

#LaborRadioPod Washington's 2021 Legislative session closed on April 25th, and it was called "historic" by a lot of people, for a lot of reasons.  The most obvious reason is that the Legislature couldn't meet in person at the state capitol in Olympia because of the Covid 19 pandemic. The session was also historic because of the groundbreaking laws and policies the legislators passed to help working people during the pandemic - and long after it's over. State Senator Karen Keiser (https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/keiser/) and Representatives Sharon Wylie (https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/wylie/) and Monica Stonier (https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/stonier/) take Shannon and Harold through some of the high points including protecting essential workers, providing infrastructure like broadband and childcare, making sure agricultural workers get overtime, reforming Washington's upside-down tax code, and more! Remember working people in Southwest Washington, this is YOUR podcast! Email us at podcast@swwaclc.org and let us know what you think about the show, and what you'd like to hear in future episodes! We're a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network - find more radio shows and podcasts that speak to working people about working people's issues at www.LaborRadioNetwork.org.

#LaborRadioPod Washington's 2021 Legislative session closed on April 25th, and it was called "historic" by a lot of people, for a lot of reasons.  The most obvious reason is that the Legislature couldn't meet in person at the state capitol in Olympia because of the Covid 19 pandemic. The session was also historic because of the groundbreaking laws and policies the legislators passed to help working people during the pandemic - and long after it's over. State Senator Karen Keiser (<a href="https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/keiser/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/keiser/</a>) and Representatives Sharon Wylie (<a href="https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/wylie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/wylie/</a>) and Monica Stonier (<a href="https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/stonier/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/stonier/</a>) take Shannon and Harold through some of the high points including protecting essential workers, providing infrastructure like broadband and childcare, making sure agricultural workers get overtime, reforming Washington's upside-down tax code, and more! Remember working people in Southwest Washington, this is YOUR podcast! Email us at <a href="mailto:podcast@swwaclc.org">podcast@swwaclc.org</a> and let us know what you think about the show, and what you'd like to hear in future episodes! We're a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network - find more radio shows and podcasts that speak to working people about working people's issues at <a href="http://www.laborradionetwork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.LaborRadioNetwork.org</a>.

A Historic Legislative Session For Working People With Rep. Sharon Wylie, Sen. Karen Keiser and Rep. Monica Stonier

Sen. Karen Keiser has served in the Washington State Legislature since 1996 — and she’s seen a lot of change. She watched as the number of women in the Senate grew, and then dropped again. Keiser chairs the Senate Labor &amp; Commerce Committee, and frequently presides over the Senate as President Pro Tempore. She shared some insights from her long career in this episode of the Everblue State.

Sen. Karen Keiser has served in the Washington State Legislature since 1996 — and she’s seen a lot of change. She watched as the number of women in the Senate grew, and then dropped again. Keiser chairs the Senate Labor &amp; Commerce Committee, and frequently presides over the Senate as President Pro Tempore. She shared some insights from her long career in this episode of the Everblue State.

The Everblue State: Sen. Karen Keiser, one of the Legislature’s longest serving members