Washington Gov. Jay Inslee didn’t even wait for the clock to run out on the first special budget session before conceding that a second special session will be necessary to pass a budget.Inslee announced during a 10:30 a.m. press conference on Tuesday that he is ordering lawmakers to stay in Olympia to continue budget talks in a second overtime session that will start today. If the Legislature does not pass a budget by July 1, the government will be shut down for the first time in the state’s history.At the same time, Inslee said there is no need to insist on workers' compensat...
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