OLYMPIA -- The Legislature is unlikely to finish work in nine days, making a special session all but inevitable, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown said today. At her weekly press briefing, the Spokane Democrat said the Senate was likely to debate the 2011-13 general operating…
OLYMPIA -- Both chambers decide whether they'll agree with changes the other made to bills that have bounced back and forth this session. Known as concurrence, it's usually a smooth process for passing legislation that's been honed to an acceptable edge. Senate Ways and Means…