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Governor Vetoes Public Records Bill As Washington Lawmakers Acknowledge ‘We Made A Mistake’

By Austin Jenkins March 1, 2018

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed a bill Thursday, March 1, 2018 that would have exempted the Legislature from the state's voter-approved Public Disclosure Act.

In the face of intense pressure from the public and media, and following hours of behind-the-scenes negotiations, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed a bill Thursday night that exempts the Legislature from the state’s voter-approved Public Disclosure Act. Read More

Jay Inslee Faces Immense Pressure To Veto Public Records Bill

By Austin Jenkins February 28, 2018

Front desk staff at Gov. Jay Inslee's office in Olympia tally calls urging the governor to veto SB 6617 exempting the Washington Legislature from the state's voter-approved Public Records Act. CREDIT: AUSTIN JENKINS

Will he or won’t he? That’s the question as Washington Gov. Jay Inslee faces immense pressure to veto a bill that exempts the Legislature from the state’s Public Records Act. Inslee has until midnight Thursday to decide.Read More

Washington Lawmakers Exempt Themselves From Public Records Act

By Austin Jenkins February 23, 2018

In the space of 20 minutes Friday, Feb. 23, Washington lawmakers voted to exempt themselves from the state’s voter-approved Public Records Act. The Senate first passed the bill and then sent it to the House where it was immediately taken up.Read More