Many Democrat-sponsored spending bills are depending upon a significantly higher-than-expected revenue (income) forecast, but inflation could torpedo that.
You may not know that legislatures, and not just in WA state, have often passed "title only" bills that don't contain the full disclosure of what they are intended to do.
Without even allowing a vote on SB 5114, Senate Democrats sent a loud message Wednesday about how they view business, especially small businesses, in WA State.
House Senate GOP leaders said Thursday when they attempted to get the legislators on the floor to at least vote on the bill (which would move many businesses to Phase 2 in the re-open plan) Democrats blocked it...
GOP Senator, who spent ten years on Eastmont School Board, says summer break results in having to 're-teach' a lot of information; COVID has only made it worse.
8th. District House Rep Brad Klippert (Kennewick, Richland, Benton County) provides a list of ways for people to monitor, comment and participate in 2021 session.