LOCKE SHELVED VETOES AND LEARNED TO BROKER DEALS.(News)

From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Date: April 28, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

The mood of the session appeared to be set early when Gov. Gary Locke rejected every major Republican proposal within his first 50 days in office, vetoing four critical bills in quick succession.

The rancor continued between the GOP-controlled Legislature and the Democratic governor with flare-ups on welfare reform and walkouts over juvenile justice.

Yesterday, an almost surreal transformation, an eery peace had blanketed the Capitol.

A tough-on-crime juvenile justice plan passed unanimously out of the Legislature with the governor's blessing. A historic welfare ...

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