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#jayinslee says he blew the whistle on improperly released prisoners. Why did it take him three years to find it?

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#waleg Gov Inslee budget proposal once again asks for new tax on bottled water, banks and refineries

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LaVerne Biel - Back to the Basics: https://t.co/1brQ71u9vi via @YouTube

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Laverne - Back to the Basics: http://t.co/xhuL9rVQgU via @YouTube

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Eyman tries to force const. amend. on 2/3 rule for tax hikes
http://t.co/vIuzLJBxkS

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Despite the poison-pill, Inslee has signaled he is still considering moving ahead on LCFS.
http://t.co/rHnDOrkNzH

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Gov. can’t sign low-carbon fuel standard – is it headed for ballot? #waleg #LCFS http://t.co/TRcqCpVGOr

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Rep. Kevin Parker guesses I-1351 would have failed by 30-50 percent if cost had been included #WALeg

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Could you be paying higher taxes next year due to the I-1351 stalemate this year?
http://t.co/qbjhb9o6fp

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#waleg Sen Ds members say there is no rush to fix I-1351. Claim they can fix it in 2016. Would create a $2 billion showdown in election yr

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Look for a long list of bills demanded by #waleg Sen Ds in exchange for votes on Friday for classroom reduction delay

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Because of the House ST3 Ammendment the #waleg Senate will need to vote on transportation package again. Will make three times this year

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#waleg house speaker Frank Chopp is going to actually preside over the House debate.

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Details of #waleg transpo pkg: $16.1B total. 11.9 cent gas tax hike. $8.8B road projects. $1.4B maintenance and preservation. $1B multimodal

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#waleg still needs to pass the transportation budget. If not done this year it could be a long time before another package gets considered

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#waleg Senate has just passed the operating budget with only 2 speeches

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#waleg senate coming back around 4:00 to vote on some bill pulled from Rules. Expect long day tomorrow

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#waleg has over 50 pages of budget proviso language to sort out. No word on how late they may work tonight

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Gov Inslee & #waleg short on details about funding and tax incentives that are closing.

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#waleg new budget will close some tax incentives.