Washington Legislature passes budget and heads home 1
The Legislature adjourned sine die after 80 days, much of it spent trying to settle on a supplemental budget. Lawmakers passed that budget Tuesday and left for home a few hours later.
Spin Control archive for March 29, 2016
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016
House overrides 27 Inslee vetoes 1
Moving quickly at the end of a long day of debates and meetings, the House overrode all 27 vetoes issued by Gov. Jay Inslee as a way to speed up budget negotiations.
When things are slow in the Legislature
The Legislature is expected to adjourn for the year sometime Tuesday night (or maybe early Wednesday morning). But there's a lot of down time on the last day.
Legislature passes budget
OLYMPIA – Washington lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a compromise budget that makes incremental changes to programs that could ease problems in mental health, a teacher shortage and homelessness.
Stuckart defends pay raises for Spokane City Council members 21
Today, we reported that Spokane City Council members are getting a 44 percent pay increase - about $14,000 a year - thanks to a decision by the city's Salary Review Commission. Apparently, the phones started ringing at City Hall.
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