Inslee calls third special session

Legislators today ended their second special session with no budget agreement. With nine days remaining before the end of the fiscal year, Gov. Jay Inslee called legislators into a third session to urge them to deliver a complete two-year budget by June 30 that will fully-fund education and prevent any shutdown of state services. He also rejected the notion that a short-term 30-day budget could be considered as a stopgap.

"A government shutdown and a 30-day budget are both equally reckless, equally irresponsible tactics that fail to deal with the long-term fiscal and fiduciary consequences of not doing their job, which is to produce a two-year budget for the people of the state of Washington," Inslee said.

The governor spoke with reporters to discuss the consequences of a government shutdown and the current legislators’ efforts toward a budget compromise.

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The special session proclamation is available here.