Day 29 - 9:00 AM and we're back on the House Floor. The Ways and Means Committee met until 1:00 AM this morning ... my Republican colleagues on the committee are doing one heck of a job for the citizens of Washington. According to news reports, there is an agreement on the Operating Budget, except the Senate has said they will not vote on it until the Debt Reduction Constitutional Amendment is passed by the House ... so the chaos will continue.
The House and Senate passed the Workers Comp Reform Bill last night. All in all, it's a significant improvement to the system, saves the taxpayers $1.1 billion over the next four years and saves businesses money. It's a good win for everyone.
It appears we'll be getting briefed on the budget this morning. The Governor and budget writers have said the budget must include at least $800 million in reserves. The reason is the revenue forecast coming on June 16th is likely to be $300 to $500 million less than projected.
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