The big unknowns: Inslee's cabinet unsure of key shutdown questions

The shape of any partial state government shutdown on July 1 is one giant question mark.

Actually, it's dozens and dozens of question marks.

Gov. Jay Inslee met with his cabinet late Wednesday afternoon to discuss what to do if the Washington Senate and House cannot agree on a 2013-2015 operating budget by July 1. Talks have been deadlocked since late April. No official budget by July 1 — the beginning of fiscal 2013-2015 — means no official appropriations will be going to numerous state agencies. And that means a lot of government operations will have to shut down.