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."