Governor Introducing New Reform Legislation

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefFaced with the possibility that a reform bill won’t clear committee before the end of the legislative session next month, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire is planning to introduce an alternative measure that resets some of the ideas she proposed at the start of the month.Gregoire said Thursday that she plans to introduce legislation that will lead to an estimated $1 billion in savings for the state's monopoly workers’ compensation system over the next four years. A staff member with the governor’s office said the legislation will be in...