Olympia: Off and running?

How much can get done amid partisan divides? And where is gridlock worse, here or D.C.?
How much can get done amid partisan divides? And where is gridlock worse, here or D.C.?

Crosscut columnist Knute Berger and Republican consultant Chris Vance discuss the first week of the state legislative session. Democrats cause chaos in the Senate, and Gov. Jay Inslee proposes raising taxes and a carbon pollution charge — so what will be accomplished? 

  

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Robert Mak

Robert Mak

Robert Mak is a principal of Seattletopstory.com and a longtime broadcast reporter in Western Washington.