Legislature Adjourns on Time With New Budget, New Spending

By Emma Epperly WNPA Olympia News Bureau

Posted 5/2/19

The Washington State Legislature adjourned minutes before its midnight deadline on April 28, ending its 105-day session on time for the first time since 2009.Before the $52.4 billion biennium …

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