The Legislature adjourned sine die Thursday evening, with lawmakers passing the 2020 supplemental capital and operating budgets, including a $200 million from the state's "rainy day fund" for COVID-19 response. >>
60 days ago, the 2020 Legislative session opened, and the outcomes were far from known. Thursday marked the final day of the 2020 legislative session, and my time as an intern is coming to a close. >>
Members of the House and Senate spent the week on the floor, debating and voting on bills ahead of today's 5 p.m. chamber cutoff deadline. Bills, unless necessary to implement the budget, must be passed out of the opposing chamber in order to stay alive for the session. >>
The echo of these words, “…and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth,” spoken by President Abraham Lincoln, reverberates across Washington state through the activity of its elected leaders. >>
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