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Tasting room fee could be lifted for distilleries

Washington’s craft distilleries caught a break last week from the Legislature, which passed an amendment that exempts them from paying a 17 percent retail fee on every bottle they sell from their tasting rooms.
Legislature session ends smoothly

The colorful end to the Legislature’s double-overtime session – an all-nighter that wrapped up about the time most voters were finishing breakfast – proved to be far more bipartisan than any of the partisan bickering in the previous 90 days would have suggested.
Lawmakers find common ground in waning hours of 2nd session

Political agreements that were so elusive for weeks were suddenly in hand for Democrats and Republicans who met into this morning, past the midnight deadline for the special session to end.
Adjourn tonight? Deals done on budget, jobs, pensions

The pace is picking up this evening at the Legislature, and Gov. Chris Gregoire’s spokesman says lawmakers have a “broad agreement to a deal.” That would mean a deal letting lawmakers finish work on a budget, a reform bill package and other measures and still end their special session on time at midnight.

A lot remains to be done, and Gregoire spokesman Cory Curtis told my reporting partner Jordan Schrader that “some issues remaining to be worked out.”

Schrader posted this piece saying Gregoire could call lawmakers immediately into a new session to finish up in the wee hours if they miss the deadline.
Lawmakers OK $1.1B construction budget that could create nearly 20,000 jobs

State lawmakers struck a handshake deal Tuesday on a $1.1 billion supplemental construction budget package that could create nearly 20,000 jobs over the next 14 months in most corners of the state.
Lawmakers have tentative budget pact, but 'some issues' remain

Lawmakers have "broad agreement" to a budget deal, according to Cory Curtis, a spokesman for Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Still no budget deal, but lawmakers closer

State lawmakers haggled behind closed doors over government pensions, school employee health care and the rules for future budgets as they made one last attempt Monday to avoid pushing their budget repair job into a third special session.
Budget deal said to be 2 minutes from agreement

The state Senate managed to pass two more reform bills Saturday, and a budget deal is now said to be just “two minutes” from agreement.
Blowups derail Legislature's session progress

The Legislature was slipping back into the battle zone Friday amid accusations of bad faith.