Fri., March 11, 2016
Spec Sess Day 2: Hearing on new Senate budget plan at 2 p.m.
Senate budget committee has hearing on budget Friday afternoon but as of 11 a.m., that budget is a blank bill.
Spin Control archive for March 11, 2016
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2016
Fri., March 11, 2016
O'Quinn touts lean management savings at State of Spokane County address
Spokane County Commissioner Shelly O'Quinn said the county is saving between $1 million and $1.4 million annually as a result of lean management strategies implemented in the past few years at an address Friday in front of Greater Spokane Inc.
Fri., March 11, 2016
Inslee vetoes bills as regular session ends without budget
OLYMPIA – Lawmakers closed out their regular session without passing an update to the state operating budget and started up a special session in the span of about 30 minutes Thursday night. Less than an hour later, Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed 27 bills, making good on a threat to take a red pen to legislation if they needed to go into overtime.
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