Last Thursday the Washington State Legislature closed up shop with less than an hour left to go, barely making the deadline to avoid a special session. That particular fact matters to your life in no way at all, though during a late-night press call Democratic leadership argued their timeliness spoke to the party’s ability to govern efficiently, which would be news to anybody who wanted anything during this “short,” 60-day Legislative session.
In fairness, the Democrats, who enjoy control over both legislative chambers and the Governor’s mansion, faced lots of competing pressures. In 60 days, they needed to figure out how to use billions in federal COVID relief money