(OLYMPIA, Wa) – As state lawmakers convene in Olympia their first task will be to balance the state budget. Washington is estimated to be anywhere from seven to sixteen-million dollars in the hole, and that means cuts. But a new survey from Cascade/PBS shows how voters want their representatives in the State Capitol to bring Washington out of the red.

PLUS: Some big court cases were in the news this week, including a potential ban on TikTok and the criminal sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump.

AND: What the youngest Americans think of the country ahead of its 250th anniversary.

Guests include pollster Stuart Elway, legal analyst Royal Oakes, and ABC’s Allie Pecorin from Capitol Hill.

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Snow falls as pedestrians walk near the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Snow falls as pedestrians walk near the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)