Governing Washington in polarized times
Friday February 19
11:45a.m.-1:00p.m.
Cherberg ABC Meeting Room
Capitol Campus, Olympia, WA
Like the rest of the nation, Olympia has become divided and polarized along partisan lines. What effect
does this have on the ability to address pressing policy issues and pass meaningful legislation? What is the Washington experience and how does it compare to other states and the federal government?
Join our panel who comprised of lawmakers, academics and journalists who will discuss these pressing questions.
Lilliana Mason, Professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland
Eric Pettigrew, WA State Representative
Ann Rivers, WA State Senator
Boris Shor, Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Government at Georgetown University
Austin Jenkins, Moderator