Today (June 11) is the last day of the first 30-day special session, which followed the 105-day regular session of the 2013 Washington State Legislature.
Gov. Inslee announced at a morning press conference that a second 30-day special session would begin tomorrow at 9:00 AM.
The second special session is necessary, because the House and Senate have yet to agree on a final budget plan.
As the Associated Press reports, the second special session comes after a week of floor action on revised budgets — and continued disagreements about how to best address both the state budget deficit and a State Supreme Court ruling on K-12 education funding.
The Seattle Times reported yesterday on the current state of negotiations, saying both sides still appeared to be “far apart,” citing conversations with negotiators in the Governor’s office and both chambers of the legislature.
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