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Spin Control archive for June 21, 2017

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2017

OLYMPIA -- The sundial in the walkway between the House and Senate office buildings, south of the domed Legislative Building, features scenes from state history and the proverb "Time is sort of a river of passing events, and strong is its current." The Legislature will need another special session for the river to carry it to a budget deal. (Jim Camden/The Spokesman-Review)

Wed., June 21, 2017

2nd Special Session ends, 3rd starts with Inslee vowing to veto "stop-gap" budget

Second special session ended and a third one started Wednesday as the governor threatened to veto any stop-gap budget measure.

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OLYMPIA -- The sundial in the walkway between the House and Senate office buildings, south of the domed Legislative Building, features scenes from state history and the proverb "Time is sort of a river of passing events, and strong is its current." The Legislature will need another special session for the river to carry it to a budget deal. (Jim Camden/The Spokesman-Review)

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