As Washington state braces for devastating federal budget cuts, State Representative Shaun Scott is leading a progressive revenue effort he says could protect critical services from austerity measures contained in the Trump administration's proposed budget. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at <a href= "http://officialhacksandwonks.com/">officialhacksandwonks.com</a>. Follow us on Bluesky at <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/hacksandwonks.bsky.social">@HacksAndWonks</a>. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Bluesky at <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/finchfrii.bsky.social">@finchfrii</a> and find Representative Shaun Scott at <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/organizewithshaun.bsky.social">@organizewithshaun</a>.

Hacks & Wonks is a show hosted by political consultant Crystal Fincher, who talks with Policy Wonks and Political Hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington state through the lens of those doing the work, with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening and what you can do about it.