Wash. lawmakers pushing to finish budget votes
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Washington state lawmakers are pushing to finish their work in the final hours of a 30-day special session.
The Senate is expected to take a final vote Wednesday on a state budget that will slash education spending to fill a $5 billion budget shortfall over the next two years. The House is expected to push through a construction spending plan.
Lawmakers have spent the past week in late-night negotiations to settle major policy disagreements on issues such as workers' compensation, the state's debt limit and the new state budget. They expect to finish by Wednesday night.
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