OLYMPIA UPDATE

By Sen. Mark Schoesler, Rep. Joe Schmick and Rep. Mary Dye

OLYMPIA–Just as 2020 will always be remembered as the "COVID-19 year," the 2021 legislative session already is being recalled as one in which nearly everything was done remotely, preventing the public from accessing the Legislature in person and hampering citizens' ability to fully connect with the legislative process.

This year's 105-day...