Retirement

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’....

The introduction of bills has slowed markedly as committees now focus on having public hearings. Then bills are moved out of their respective committees through...

The legislative river is running as close to 1,500 bills have been introduced since December’s prefiling. Included among those are a number of bills affecting...

At the risk of repetition, the legislative session and Governor’s actions have concluded. This was a session that was akin to a sprint to the...

Many policy bills that have been proposed earlier in the Session failed to advance by the numerous Sine Die’s. Therefore, the legislative focus on these...

Session number one has ended, some would say, with a whimper. And now we must wait.

There are over 500 pages in a proposed budget, and there are always details and provisos hidden within the budgets that may not be where...

First, a caveat - numerous bills still remain alive and are included in either the Senate or the House budget proposals. Because of this, these...