Gregoire calls emergency budget session
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Gov. Chris Gregoire has called Washington lawmakers into an emergency special session at 9 a.m. Saturday to deal with the state's billion-dollar budget gap. This is apparently the first "lame duck" session the Legislature has ever had.
Leaders said they have agreement on cutting $784 million, including about $200 million of across-the-board cuts previously ordered by the governor and about $200 million in federal aid-to-education.
The session is permitted to last 30 days, but leaders said they're planning on a one-day mini-session.
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Secretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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