It’s an old saw in Olympia: A lawmaker’s job is not so much to pass good bills, but to kill bad ones (because there are just a lot of bad ones).

Good or bad, this time of year is “Bill Killing Season” at the state capitol, having just passed two deadlines for the hundreds of policy and fiscal bills introduced this session. Bills that haven’t passed out of committee by then are generally considered deceased.

Olympia correspondent Jeanie Lindsay joins host Scott Greenstone to say an elegy for a new state flag, a bill to measure methane from cows and a resolution to the age-old geoduck vs razor clam debate.

A push for universal free school lunches failed to thrive. A measure to offer unemployment insurance for undocumented immigrants didn’t make it. And an effort to revoke preferential treatment for Tesla withered on the vine (liberal Tesla drivers, as Scott found, are not OK right now).

We run down the legislative casualties – and note a few survivors! – on this week’s episode of Sound Politics.

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/politics. Sound Politics is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Gabriel Spitzer. Our producer this week is Alec Cowan. Our hosts are Scott Greenstone and Libby Denkmann.

It&rsquo;s an old saw in Olympia: A lawmaker&rsquo;s job is not so much to pass&nbsp;good&nbsp;bills, but to kill&nbsp;bad&nbsp;ones (because there are just a lot of bad ones).
Good or bad, this time of year is &ldquo;Bill Killing Season&rdquo; at the state capitol, having just passed two deadlines for the hundreds of policy and fiscal bills introduced this session. Bills that haven&rsquo;t passed out of committee by then are generally considered deceased.
Olympia correspondent Jeanie Lindsay joins host Scott Greenstone to say an elegy for a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/does-the-washington-flag-need-a-facelift" data-stringify-link="https://www.kuow.org/stories/does-the-washington-flag-need-a-facelift" data-sk="tooltip_parent">new state flag</a>, a bill to measure&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-latest-issue-dividing-washington-s-lawmakers-cow-farts" data-stringify-link="https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-latest-issue-dividing-washington-s-lawmakers-cow-farts" data-sk="tooltip_parent">methane from cows</a>&nbsp;and a resolution to the age-old&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wfse.org/dcyf-policy-committee/resolutions-and-statements/supporting-geoduck-washington-state-clam" data-stringify-link="https://www.wfse.org/dcyf-policy-committee/resolutions-and-statements/supporting-geoduck-washington-state-clam" data-sk="tooltip_parent">geoduck</a>&nbsp;vs&nbsp;<a href="https://projectrazorclam.org/" data-stringify-link="https://projectrazorclam.org/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">razor clam</a>&nbsp;debate.
A push for universal free school lunches failed to thrive. A measure to offer unemployment insurance for undocumented immigrants didn&rsquo;t make it. And an effort to revoke <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/tesla-s-washington-loophole-survives-for-another-year" data-stringify-link="https://www.kuow.org/stories/tesla-s-washington-loophole-survives-for-another-year" data-sk="tooltip_parent">preferential treatment for Tesla</a>&nbsp;withered on the vine (liberal Tesla drivers, as Scott found, are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/tesla-town-seattle-grapples-with-elon-musk-in-trump-s-orbit" data-stringify-link="https://www.kuow.org/stories/tesla-town-seattle-grapples-with-elon-musk-in-trump-s-orbit" data-sk="tooltip_parent">not OK right now</a>).
We run down the legislative casualties &ndash; and note a few survivors! &ndash; on this week&rsquo;s episode of Sound Politics.
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/politics" data-stringify-link="http://kuow.org/politics" data-sk="tooltip_parent">kuow.org/politics</a>. Sound Politics is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Gabriel Spitzer. Our producer this week is Alec Cowan. Our hosts are Scott Greenstone and Libby Denkmann.

A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. There’s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics. The drama, the facts, the money, and the movers and shakers. In Sound Politics KUOW host Libby Denkmann and politics reporter Scott Greenstone go beyond the ballot to guide you through what’s happening in local politics, why it matters, and how you can use your vote to make a difference.  

A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. There&rsquo;s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics. The drama, the facts, the money, and the movers and shakers. In Sound Politics KUOW host Libby Denkmann and politics reporter Scott Greenstone go beyond the ballot to guide you through what&rsquo;s happening in local politics, why it matters, and how you can use your vote to make a difference. &nbsp;

A podcast about the candidates, policies, and perspectives shaping the Pacific Northwest. Produced by KUOW in Seattle.

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It’s an old saw in Olympia: A lawmaker’s job is not so much to pass good bills, but to kill bad ones (because there are just a lot of bad ones).  Good or bad, this time of year is “Bill Killing Season” at the state capitol, having just passed two deadlines for the hundreds of policy and fiscal bills introduced this session.