OLYMPIA – For almost 91 days the Legislature wrestled with a looming budget problem. For the first 90, it was even money, at best, whether the Legislature would win. The final solution for the beleaguered operating budget – which included side deals on a separate…
OLYMPIA -- A plan to end a tax exemption for large banks and extend tax breaks for some other businesses passed the Senate over objections from some of the chambers more conservative Republicans and more liberal Democrats. The bill, which removes an exemption for large…
Gov. Chris Gregoire orders Legislature into an all-nighter. OLYMPIA -- The Legislature ended one special session at midnight and began a new one as Wednesday began, working to finish work on a deal over budgets and reforms to state government. Gov. Chris Gregoire said she…
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