Summary
OLYMPIA - For Sen. Joe Zarelli, Wednesday was a very good day.
By a 48-0 vote, the Democratic-controlled state Senate passed a bill that would save a share of the state's revenue in a constitutionally protected rainy day fund available only in case of a disaster, a severe economic downturn or a 60 percent vote of the House and Senate.See the full content of this document
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Rainy Day Fund Victory has Zarelli Beaming
The measure needed 33 votes to pass the Senate. It still needs approval from two-thirds of the House, Gov. Chris Gregoire and Washington voters in November.
But Zarelli, a Ridgefield Republican who has devoted the 2006 and 2007 sessions to passage of rainy day legislation, ...See the full content of this document
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