This is one of those years...Oh, and the 4th time Gregoire has had to call a Special Session since 2005.
Faced with a FIVE BILLION DOLLAR deficit for the next2 years, the Legislature has spun it's wheels. Both the Senate and the House have proposed bills, but they really don't agree yet...and neither of them agree with what Gregoire wants...so other than that, they've made great progress in the last three months. Governor Gregoire even said so!
"Throughout this discussion and this session, our leaders in the Legislature have been focused on the budget and its challenges," Gov. Chris Gregoire said during a news conference Friday announcing the special session.
Exactly. Focused on the Budget and it's Challenges, which is how they found 16 different times to discuss a bill about Shark Finning. But hey, who am I to argue with the Governor. Luckily, not everyone agrees with her.
House Minority Leader Richard DeBolt, spoke his mind:
By not getting their job done on time, it's going to cost the state an extra $250,000-425,000.
That's a lot of Shark Fins....or High School Teachers.
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