Week in Review: June 5, 2026 - with Jerry Cornfield

About this episode

Crystal Fincher and Jerry Cornfield discuss recent developments in Washington politics, including redistricting, Supreme Court races, and ethics charges against a representative.

On this week-in-review, Crystal Fincher and Jerry Cornfield discuss: ⚖️ Developments in WA redistricting case 🧑‍⚖️ WA Supreme Court races ⚔️ Impending battle to be Speaker of the House 🔍 Rep Tarra Simmons faces ethics charges 😭 Tragedy in Longview ✊ Spokane 3 found guilty As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com . Follow us on Bluesky at @HacksAndWonks . Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Bluesky at @finchfrii and find today's co-host, Jerry Cornfield at https://washingtonstatestandard.com/author/jerry-cornfield/ .

People in this episode

Host: Crystal Fincher

Guest: Jerry Cornfield

Topics covered

• Washington redistricting
• Supreme Court races
• Speaker of the House
• ethics charges
• tragedy
• court verdicts

Keywords

• Washington politics
• redistricting
• Supreme Court
• ethics charges
• Longview tragedy
• Spokane verdict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WA Supreme Court

Places: Washington, Longview, Spokane

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