OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire lifted her self-imposed boycott of bill signings Thursday and said legislators could be close to reaching a deal on cuts to the state’s operating budget. Or not. “In the next 48 hours, we could have an agreement,” she said. “Then…
OLYMPIA -- In the lists of possible inducements a governor can offer to legislators to break a deadlock, "I won't sign your bills" might rank pretty near the bottom. Or so it would seem today as Gov. Chris Gregoire prepares to sign 112 of the…
