Gov. Inslee to call legislators back next Wednesday

Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland Jun 18, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Gov. Inslee to call legislators back next Wednesday</h1>
                <h2><p>With lawmakers deadlocked on the budget, Gov. Jay Inslee today said he will call a special session of the state Legislature that will start Wednesday. The state could face a partial shutdown of state government if no budget is passed by June 30. The governor also said he will invite</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/joe-copeland-crosscut-com/">Joe Copeland</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>With lawmakers deadlocked on the budget, Gov. Jay Inslee today said he will call a special session of the state Legislature that will start Wednesday. The state could face a partial shutdown of state government if no budget is passed by June 30. The governor also said he will invite the lead budget negotiators for the Legislature to meet with him Monday.</p>
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With lawmakers deadlocked on the budget, Gov. Jay Inslee today said he will call a special session of the state Legislature that will start Wednesday. The state could face a partial shutdown of state government if no budget is passed by June 30. The governor also said he will invite the lead budget negotiators for the Legislature to meet with him Monday.

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By Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland is the former senior editor&nbsp;for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi