At this point, no date is set, but all five corners are meeting to hash out an agreement. House Speaker Frank Chopp sent a short statement to reporters late yesterday:
“The five-corners are making good progress toward an agreement that will significantly address the shortfall in the current operating budget. That work will continue tomorrow, and we will meet with our caucus on Thursday.”House members will be in Olympia Thursday and Friday for Committee Assembly Days.
You can review budget ideas from the House Democrats. It’s largely recognized that whatever action legislators take in a special session will be only a first step in solving the current biennium’s $1.1 billion budget problem.
