WA House Passes Budget, Must Return To Senate
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The Morning Wire: It's budget-deal day as Legislature's adjournment nears - Washington State Wire
Today’s the day the big budget compromises get rolled out in the Legislature.
State Senate Democrats Propose $5.8 Billion Supplemental Budget – NewsRadio 560 KPQ
State Legislature adjourns 105-day session, OKs $59B budget – KIRO 7 News Seattle
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington lawmakers adjourned their legislative session Sunday after giving final approval to a two-year state budget, a new capital gains tax and a low-carbon fuel standard.
As was the case for the entirety of the 105-day session, just a handful of lawmakers were in the Senate and House for the last day, under remote rules established for the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Democratic leaders in each chamber noted the pandemic’s impact, not just on their workplace with a new focus on remote testimony and voting, but on the details within the spending plan.