Governor to call special session to deal with budget shortfall
Gov. Chris Gregoire says she'll call a special legislative session before Christmas to deal with a projected $1.1 billion state budget shortfall for the current fiscal year.
The governor made the announcement Monday after meeting with Democratic and Republican leaders from the House and Senate.
No date has been set, but Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown said she urged Gregoire to start the special session Friday and work through the weekend.
"My input to her is we're here now, so it's probably less expensive overall if people just stay," said Brown, D-Spokane.
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