Government Affairs
Special session gets started with… a rolling recess
Posted On: May 17, 2013
The Legislature convened this week for the 30-day special session called by Gov. Inslee, to complete work on the two-year spending plan and policy issues connected with the budget. However, “convened” is apparently a term of art for the […]
Hot Off the Grill: Regular session recap
Posted On: May 03, 2013
The 105-day, regular session of the Legislature concluded last Sunday evening without completion of a two-year budget or any legislation necessary to implement a two-year spending plan. Accordingly, Gov. Jay Inslee has called for a special session to begin on […]
Breaking News: Judge overturns LCB’s 24-liter rules
Posted On: April 29, 2013The WRA is pleased to announce that on Monday, April 29, 2013, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Erik Price issued a decision overturning the Liquor Control Board’s rules limiting sales from retailers to restaurants to 24 liters per day. The […]
Hot Off the Grill: Legislature to work all weekend – then on to special session
Posted On: April 26, 2013Both the Senate and House plan to work this weekend on bills to implement their respective budgets; however, there is no semblance of agreement between the bodies, or the governor, on a final budget. Accordingly, following the pattern of recent […]
Hot Off the Grill: Toughening DUI Penalties? Maybe…..Maybe Not
Posted On: April 19, 2013On Tuesday, Governor Inslee and a bi-partisan group of House and Senate members unveiled a lengthy, complicated set of bills to increase penalties for driving under the influence of either alcohol or marijuana. The effort is in reaction to the two recent, horrible, fatality accidents in Seattle that took the lives of innocent citizens. Both accidents involved repeat DUI offender’s at the wheel of automobiles.
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