County Connection
Hosted by Paul Jewell and Brad Banks and Kelsey Hulse · Washington State Association of Counties
5.0from 8 ratings
- 80
- Episodes
- 70
- Transcribed
- 8
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About County Connection
County Connection is the official podcast of the Washington State Association of Counties—where we dive into the legislative issues shaping the future of our communities. From budgets to public safety, infrastructure to elections, we’ll break down what’s happening in Olympia and how it impacts counties across the Evergreen State. Stay informed, stay engaged, and join us as we amplify the voice of Washington’s 39 counties.
- Publisher
- Washington State Association of Counties
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Jan 2025
- Latest episode
- 14 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
70 of 80 episodes have a transcript.
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The County Connection | Keeping the Lights On: Washington’s Energy Future and the Transmission Challenge
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The County Connection | Powering the Northwest: Hydropower, Salmon, and Washington’s Energy Future
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The County Connection | Democracy Is Worth It: A Conversation with Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck
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The County Connection | Keeping the Lights On: Washington’s Energy Future and the Transmission Challenge
Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But you just touched on a lot of stuff. So let's set a few of those things aside and maybe get... Let's talk about, again, how this transmission need is being driven. So we've talked about... The resolving the interconnection cues, right, the grid kind of congestion, I guess is the word that we want to use. We have the CEDA requirements that we want to meet. Clean Energy Transformation Act getting off of fossil fuels by 2045. That's a mandate in Washington state. That's going to require a lot of new development of renewable-type energy projects, which is just going to add to the congestion problem that needs to be resolved. […]
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- Kurt Beckett
- Clark Mather
- Denny Heck
- Steve Hobbs
- Melanie Harding
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 6 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
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- Quality
- 77
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 81
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Who hosts County Connection?
Paul Jewell and Brad Banks and Kelsey Hulse host the show. Published by Washington State Association of Counties.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does County Connection take guests?
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