special session

Saying that it’s time for the legislative branch to “intervene” in the state’s COVID-19 response, Republican leaders in the Washington Legislature on…

As Washington Gov. Jay Inslee exerts his emergency powers to battle COVID-19, behind the scenes legislative leaders are exploring the idea of a special…

Monday morning, Gov. Kate Brown convenes the state's first special legislative session since she became governor in 2015.The Oregon Constitution (Article…

Unless lawmakers can agree on a budget, the state of Washington is just days away from a first-ever government shutdown. Gov. Jay Inslee Wednesday called…

The state of Washington is 10 days from a government shutdown as lawmakers head into a third overtime session with still no budget deal.This is the point…

It looks like Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will have to call a third special session of the state legislature. The current overtime session ends…

The halfway mark has come and gone in Washington’s 30-day special session of the legislature. But there’s still no deal on a budget or a school funding…

Acrimony and gridlock. That’s the state of affairs at the Washington state Capitol where lawmakers Monday began a 30-day overtime session. Gov.Jay Inslee…

The Washington legislature adjourned its special session late Tuesday night after approving an update to the state’s two-year budget. But before the final…

A 30-day special session of the Washington Legislature is about half over. But there’s still no agreement between Senate Republicans and House Democrats…