The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Dear Friends and Neighbors:

I wish I had better news to share with you. State lawmakers were supposed to finish their work on April 26 and conclude the 2015 legislative session. Instead, the Legislature adjourned two days early and the governor called for a special session to begin on April 29. This is a disappointing outcome. I am frustrated and I can understand if you are too. This will be the 11th special session in the last 10 years.

While there is still a lot of unfinished business, the special session essentially comes down to differences in approaches to the House and Senate...