Posts Tagged ‘Public Records Act’
Sunshine Week Follows Wash. Lawmakers’ Attempt To Exempt Themselves From Public Records Act
It’s Sunshine Week, recognizing the importance of having openness and transparency in how government operates. In the wake of state lawmakers’ attempt to quickly pass an open records exemption for the Legislature, Sunshine Week has taken on special significance this year in the Evergreen State. Dan Langager reports.
Read More2018 Session: Senator Brad Hawkins Talks Local Projects In Supplemental Budgets, Sponsored Bills, Public Records Act
12th District Senator Brad Hawkins joins Dan Langager every Tuesday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Today Hawkins talks about the three supplemental budgets passed by the Senate this week – operating, capital, transportation, how to spend extra revenues and increase teacher pay, whether bills he’s sponsored in the Senate…
Read MoreMaking Sense of Legislators’ Quick Passage, Gov.’s Fast Veto of Public Records Bill
A controversial public-records disclosure bill gets passed quickly by lawmakers. The Governor’s pen then put a stop to it going any further. Marcus Bellissimo reports. Following a week of pressure from citizens, newspapers and others, Gov. Jay Inslee Thursday night vetoed a controversial public-records bill that state lawmakers hurriedly approved last week. Inslee’s veto came…
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Proposed Carbon Tax Dead In Olympia, Public Records Work-Around Vetoed
Without enough votes in either the House or Senate, Gov. Jay Inslee conceded last night his proposed tax on carbon emissions is likely dead. Inslee also yesterday vetoed a bill lawmakers overwhelmingly passed to exempt the Legislature from certain sections of the Public Records Act. Also this week, some lawmakers fear a proposed capital gains tax…
Read More2018 Session: Reps. Condotta, Steele Talk Union Dues, Carbon Tax, Public Records
12th District Representatives Mike Steele and Cary Condotta join Dan Langager every Friday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Today they talk about the death of the proposed carbon tax, Gov. Inslee’s veto of a controversial public-records act and why House Republicans are against that veto, policy related to whether…
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