The Washington Legislature entered the second week of a 30-day special session that began on May 13.  The special session is approximately a third over and a final budget compromise looks to still be a ways off.

Since special session convened budget writers from both chambers have met with Governor Inslee to reach common budget assumptions and discuss policy legislation for the session.

Special session is scheduled to adjourn on June 12.

In the meantime, Governor Inslee met today’s deadline to sign or veto all the bills passed by the Legislature before it adjourned its regular session last month.

Inslee has been steadily signing bills and made his first major veto on Monday, of $81 million in the transportation budget for the controversial bridge over the Columbia River – planning money he says isn’t needed unless the Legislature actually approves enough money to build the new bridge.