Special Session Begins Today Print E-mail
baumgartner_bill_signingLawmakers head to work to fill budget gap.

State lawmakers are in Olympia today for the start of the special legislative session and hope to solve the state's budget problems by Christmas.

Everything is on the table for cuts, and Governor Christine Gregoire has proposed a half-cent sales tax increase to ease the burden and avoid even deeper cuts. The proposal must be approved by the legislature. If it is approved, it will go to a vote on the March ballot.

For an in-depth look at the upcoming session, read this article from The Olympian.