Retirement

“No! No! No!” was the constant refrain heard as the committees and floor debated numerous amendments to the budget proposals. Requests for spending totaled more...

The big news was the release of the House Budget. Released at noon, Tuesday, public hearing on same day at 3:30, passed out of committee...

This week has been filled with committee hearings on various bills as both houses rush to hear, then vote bills out of committee, in order...

The legislative flow has now shifted to upcoming hearings where bills that have passed either house are scheduled for public hearings. The next deadline of...

Both houses have been on their respective floors debating and voting on various bills and amendments or in caucus/recess privately debating what bills to bring...

The state Legislature is now about 40 percent through this year’s 105-day session and faces its second significant checkpoint on Friday, March 1. That’s the...

The first cut off is occurring as this is being written and next week will be the last cut-off deadline for all fiscal bills. The...

Snowmageddon descended on Olympia, and things came to a halt, but now that the worst (we can hope) is over, the process is moving again....

The session is still flowing toward cut off dates, when an observer can then more closely focus on what would appear to be potential ‘rocks’....