Legislative Commentary

For several years now the question hasn’t been “When will the legislative session end?” but “Will a ‘special’ session be called?”

I’m glad to report that when the Legislature adjourned this past Thursday, on schedule, no one was talking about bringing us back to Olympia – except the governor. It’s the first time since 2009 that the session ended on time, and the first time since 2008, if you look only at the “short” sessions in even-numbered years.

It was nearing midnight when the Senate and House of Representatives took what I expect were their final votes of the year. Friday was spent on pos...