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Legislature backtracks on ducking Public Records Act; Governor vetoes SB 6617 with promise of new bill
Less than a week after the Washington State Legislature fast-tracked a bill exempting itself from the Public Records Act, drawing outrage from voters and media, Gov. Jay Inslee has vetoed the bill
Newspapers urge Inslee to veto SB6617 in rare page 1 editorials
At least 13 Washington daily newspapers took the unusual step of running front-page editorial commentary on Feb. 27, 2018, urging Gov. Jay Inslee to veto the theoretically veto-proof SB 6617.