A mix of outrage and optimism from Olympia

Each legislative session, many bills are introduced by my fellow lawmakers. This year is no exception. As of February 6, more than 1,300 bills had been offered, not counting bills held over from 2019. But only a small number of these have a chance to become law.

When a bill is introduced its immediately referred to a committee. February 7 was the cutoff date for Senate policy bills to be passed by...