Washington Legislature still split over taxes
"The Legislature could be here a long time.
A weekend of negotiations between the governor and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate apparently led nowhere when it came to the impasse over taxes.
The Senate still wants a temporary general sales-tax increase to help close a $2.8 billion budget shortfall, and the House does not.
With the Legislature in its second week of a special session, no one seems optimistic about wrapping up soon."