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Olympia Update

Despite some bipartisan successes, public safety failures will be the legacy of the 2023 session

This session saw some bipartisan successes as lawmakers and citizens were in Olympia together for the first time in nearly three years. That in-person interaction is always key for working relationships and good workable solutions to our state's problems.

The transportation budget and capital budget were both very bipartisan. Republicans were allowed to give input and Democrat budget writers worke...