WashingtonCOG

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The Washington Coalition for Open Government is a broad-based, nonpartisan, nonprofit advocate for the people’s right to know what their government is doing.

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    14 hours ago

    Here is my last write through about everything that happened at the Legislature before its frenzied adjournment. Now I am gonna go catch up on .

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    18 hours ago

    We have reached the point in the evening where it has become quite clear that we will all be here a bit longer.

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    Apr 28

    Washington lawmakers have less than 12 hours left in the 105-day legislative session.

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  4. Apr 28

    Journalists: Have questions about WA state's public records and open meetings laws? We've got answers. Contact us at

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  5. Retweeted
    Apr 24

    Lottery winner names are public record in Oregon now but will they continue to be?

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  6. Apr 28

    WA state legislators have until midnight to wrap up everything in regular session, including a $52 billion budget that was made public Saturday. In terms of public process, the image that comes to mind is ...

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  7. Apr 28

    .: "Legislators are apt to defend their budget process as 'this is the way it’s always done.' ... In truth, the 'always done' defense is only applied by people who do it that way because it suits them."

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  8. Apr 28

    .: The WA state Lege's budget-writing process works for lawmakers -- and leaves everyone else in the dark. via

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  9. Apr 28

    . collected bump stocks from 324 people. Public records requests asked the agency for their identities.

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  10. Apr 28

    A lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma would prevent the from disclosing the names of those who turned over their bump stocks for a cash incentive. by via

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    Apr 28

    What did overnight last night: -About 3 a.m., Senate passed HB 2158, a business and occupation tax increase that will pay for higher education; must go back to house for concurrence with amendments.

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  12. Apr 27

    You know, we can't say enough good things about our attorneys.

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  13. Apr 27

    Here's the introductory argument, below, of our amicus brief, filed with and at the WA state Supreme Court. Full brief at

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  14. Apr 27

    ., and file an amicus brief in the case of The Associated Press et al v. the WA state Lege, now before the WA state Supreme Court.

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  15. Apr 27

    Commenting on the WA state Lege's last-second budget votes, the president of tells : “We’re looking at them having been at this for, what, a 105-day session? And at almost Day 104 is when details will come up.”

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  16. Apr 27

    . notes that WA state legislators gave the public less than 24 hours to review the state's last two-year budget, which lawmakers passed in 2017.

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  17. Apr 27

    How the WA state Senate began voting Thursday on tax increases worth hundreds of millions of dollars for a two-year budget that hadn't been made public. by via

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  18. Apr 27

    Amid Olympia's pell-mell drive to pass a $52 billion WA state budget 24 hours after making it public, one lawmaker pleads: Slow down! by via

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    Apr 27

    The budget has been printed and is now public

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  20. Apr 22

    And in the other Washington, 50 minutes ago ...

    Update on Exemption 4 oral arguments earlier today: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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