The legislature adjourned yesterday. The adjournment marks the end of the 2015 regular session. Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, neither the House nor Senate came to an agreement on a
This week brought budget negotiations between the House Democrats and the Senate Republicans to the fore. Wednesday was the last day for fiscal bills to pass out of committee.
This week brought intense budget and policy discussions. Wednesday, April 1st was the cutoff date for policy committees to pass out bills from the opposite house. The House passed their budget
Week 11 is just about over and Olympia is consumed by budget talk. The House released their proposed operating and capital budgets today. We have compiled a review of budget items that
Week ten has come and gone. It was filled with policy committees hearing and passing bills. After two weeks of hard work, we’re happy to report that our priority bill, regarding use
Week 9 saw the arrival of the famous Capitol Campus cherry blossoms. More importantly, this Wednesday was the house of origin cut off day. It was the last day for the legislature
Week 8 has come to a close and our priority bills are doing well. Another cutoff date looms, the cutoff date for hearing bills in their house of origin is this
The close of week seven brings with it a very important cut-off date: fiscal committee cut-off. If a bill has a fiscal impact, it must be successfully voted out of its