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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Politics
Election mail threats across the PNW prompt new look at protections heading into 2024
Threats made against election workers have sharply increased in recent years, and the latest scares in Washington have officials thinking of ways to prepare for 2024.
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WA Secretary of State calls suspicious envelopes 'terrorism' after election center evacuations
Election offices in four Washington counties were evacuated Wednesday, after receiving mail with unknown powdery substances as workers processed ballots.
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After officials spike WA prison summit on social justice, organizers say they aren't giving up
Officials at Washington's Department of Corrections abruptly canceled a social justice summit organized by the Black Prisoners' Caucus, much to the group's surprise after members spent weeks coordinating with prison staff.
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Protestors march in Olympia to call for ceasefire in Gaza, freedom for Palestinians
Hundreds of people marched on Washington's Capitol building in Olympia Saturday, to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and to show solidarity with Palestinians.
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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.