Several of the bills covered since January by Oly Insider are nearing the end of their travels through the Legislature. Erica Engelheart and Jay Fratt are back in studio to cover two bills in the House Appropriations Committee and one bill that has breezed through the process awaiting Governor...
UPDATES! Covering the legislature has become a blur from so much activity. Erica Engelhart and Jay Fratt are back in studio to share the deets on bills tracked, philosophical understanding of Democrat legislators, and a dangerous piece of legislation flying under the click bait radar. HB-1133 -...
Breaking! Among all the mess within the thousand bills submitted each year, a sneaky bad bill always seems to get passed the general public. SB-5068 is one of those bills - Concerning agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and general or limited authority law enforcement, extending eligibility for...
SB-5098 Restricting the possession of weapons on the premises of state or local public buildings, parks or playground facilities where children are likely to be present, and county fairs and county fair facilities. SB-5098 would ban firearms in public places where children could be present. Like...
Still alive. Still kickin. Still tracking bills in Olympia Washington. Erica Engelhart and Jay Fratt are back in the Positive Intentions Media studios in Olympia Washington to cover the 2025 legislative session. HB-1018 - Adding fusion energy to facilities that may obtain site certification for...
Who knew life would bring two family types living the American dream to watching the state legislature after midnight on a weekend? Erica Engelhart and Jay Fratt continue traversing the legislative process this week as the House of Origin cut-off looms on the horizon. HB-1018 The EFSEC Fusion...
Not a podcast episode, but another tutorial on how to navigate the resources provided for the public. First up, in the last episode of Oly Insider Representative Peter Abbarno spoke about a "run list" of bills that passed through committee and are eligible to bring to the floor for debate and vote...
EP-010 Abbarno Floor Insights Erica Engelhart and Jay Fratt answer the pressing question of the week - "How do we know when a bill we are following is up for debate and a floor vote?" We were able to grab Representative Peter Abbarno (R LD20) to help us understand the scheduling of a bill once it...
Safe Zone: Jay does not shoot off his finger guns in this episode. But the tag team duo of Erica Engelhart and Jay Fratt are back in the Positive Intentions Media studio located in Olympia Washington this week to cover SB-5098, which made it through the Senate Law and Justice Committee to the Ways...
Jay Fratt flies solo in the Positive Intentions Media studio in Olympia Washington for this episode. Cohost Erica Engelhart went viral this week that culminated in a newspaper article about a post she made on X. Erica uses her voice often in testimony for bills she is interested in. Her viral post...
Erica Engelhart and Jay Fratt return this week to update each bill Oly Insider started tracking at the beginning of the 2025 Washington State legislative session. Two bills have already made their way through one side of the legislature while several bills seem destined for legislative purgatory....
The Oly Insider crew, Erica Engelhart and Jay Fratt, are back midweek to cover a single bill this episode (HB-1113) that had a hearing on Monday February 3rd. Despite multiple problems with the bill, it seems the intent and target are true and accurate. HB 1113 - Concerning accountability and...
Back to basics! The Oly Insider team isn't breaking news or uncovering misinformation this week. Instead we get back to our education in the process and procedures of the legislature. Early on, Eric Engelhart and Jay Fratt noticed several bills were made at the request of state agencies. The team...
Erica Engelhart and Jay Fratt get in the weeds this weeks covering the legislative process in Olympia. But within those weeds grows an invasive species of rules that will impact and bind the Legislature this session, which can have a dramatic impact on the passage of bills. Oly Insider doesn't...
Erica Engelhart and Jay Fratt are back pounding the marble in Olympia this week. The committee action was so heavy on the 12 bills being tracked, the tag team duo decided to split the workload into multiple episodes. This episode features two of the gun bills being tracked by Oly Insider. SB-5099...
The first week of the 2025 legislative session was off to a rip roaring start. Jay Fratt and Erica Engelhart share their experiences, interviews, and insights. Three bills tracked by Oly Insider had committee hearings in the first week. The Oly Insider team was there! Public Hearing Video from...
At Oly Insider we want you to come along with us to learn more about your opportunity to participate in the legislative process. The legislature has a great website that is your tool, but it can be cumbersome. Here is a quick tutorial on how easy it is to see the documents and hearings associated...
Erica Engelhart and Jay Fratt live from the Positive Intentions Media studio discuss surprises so far in covering the prefiled bills, and list off the 12 bills (below) selected to begin this season of Oly Insider and the 2025 Washington Legislative session. HB-1133 - Concerning sexually violent...
The modern lens of politics has merged a circus, a wrestling match, and reality television all into one big show. Citizens with handheld megaphones yell, scream, and cheer from the sidelines as the entertainers execute their representative functions in performative gestures, all while the...
