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Worker privacy/gag rule bills dead

• Published March 11, 2009

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One wondered what would kill the worker privacy bills (or gag rules, depending on who's talking) that unions had wanted so much this session. Now we have a joint statement from the top trio, the governor, Senate majority leader and Speaker of the House, saying:

So ... yeah. I have no idea what they're talking about. What else is new, right? But seriously, attempt at clarification with Gov. Chris Gregoire's office got me no where. The general idea is that somebody, not sure who, said they would, or would not, donate money to legislators based on how they voted on the act. So what's to do but shelve the bill?

My reporter senses are tingling here, because it's awfully convienient. This was a major contention point between two powerful interests, unions and business, and now it goes away through no fault of the decision makers.