Special session deadlocked – Tax deal elusive
Posted by Scott “The Piper” St. Clair – March 23, 2010
The 2010 legislative special session has morphed into a bad imitation of the movie Groundhog Day, missing only a daily dose of Sonny and Cher to perfect the analogy.
Legislative efforts to resolve the budget and tax stalemate have ground to a halt with no break [...]
One legislator, multiple votes
In the Washington State House of Representatives one person, one vote is preached, but not practiced. Too often the reality is one legislator, how many buttons can she push?
A long-standing House practice allows a member to vote for an absent member or, in some cases several members. The practice has become an issue in the [...]
Opposite sides’ rallies dominate Presidents Day at Washington State Capitol
The Presidents Day event to protest excessive state government spending and anticipated tax hikes coincided with another rally later in the day sponsored by the Rebuilding Our Economic Future Coalition, a 100 member group comprised of labor, social service organizations and the education lobby.
The Push Back rally crowd, eventually estimated to be well over 4,000, [...]
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