Transportation budget passes

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Robert LeCompte Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Transportation budget passes</h1>
                <h2><p>The state House of Representatives today passed a new budget for transportation this afternoon to assure continued operations of vital services even if no larger budget deal is reached by the June 30 deadline. The measure passed easily, although several representatives objected that the final version was largely the work</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/robert-lecompte-crosscut-com/">Robert LeCompte</a></p> 
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            <p>The state House of Representatives today passed a new budget for transportation this afternoon to assure continued operations of vital services even if no larger budget deal is reached by the June 30 deadline. The measure passed easily, although several representatives objected that the final version was largely the work of just two members of the budget committee. Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, said, "Anybody can exercise power but in order to exercise authority you need legitimacy and legitimacy can only be obtained through democracy." As the <a href="http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spincontrol/2015/may/27/1st-special-session-day-29-transpo-budget-offing/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Spokesman-Review notes</a>, the budget, which is likely to be approved by the Senate before Thursday's end of a special legislative session, would assure pay for the state patrol and ferry workers even if a budget deadlock were to force a partial shutdown of state government in July. The measure doesn't include a proposed gas tax for new projects, which could be passed later.</p>
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The state House of Representatives today passed a new budget for transportation this afternoon to assure continued operations of vital services even if no larger budget deal is reached by the June 30 deadline. The measure passed easily, although several representatives objected that the final version was largely the work of just two members of the budget committee. Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, said, "Anybody can exercise power but in order to exercise authority you need legitimacy and legitimacy can only be obtained through democracy." As the Spokesman-Review notes, the budget, which is likely to be approved by the Senate before Thursday's end of a special legislative session, would assure pay for the state patrol and ferry workers even if a budget deadlock were to force a partial shutdown of state government in July. The measure doesn't include a proposed gas tax for new projects, which could be passed later.

By Robert LeCompte

Robert LeCompte is an editorial intern at Crosscut. He studies communications and film at The Evergreen State College where he recently transferred from Maryland. When not working, he can usually be f