Who knows when. The original 7-day deadline came and went Sunday with little fanfare (although Gov. Chris Gregoire did strongly urge the Legislature to wrap things up). So now we wait.
Rep. Jeff Morris tweets [I think I am the only person not on Twitter] his predictions on how long the special session will go. Yesterday he thought Wednesday or Thursday the likely last day, today he gives wrapping up by Friday a 50-50 shot.
So what’s holding things up? Revenue, and the budget. The Senate would like to use a temporary sales tax increase of two-tenths of a percent to help fill our $2.8 billion budget hole; the House is less keen on that idea.
Regardless, the special session can only last up to 30 days, meaning things have to end by April 14. Stay tuned for more details…
