Public Records Exemption For Lawmakers Advances

OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers are advancing quickly on a bill to exempt themselves from the state’s voter-approved Public Records Act, with the House and Senate expected to take final votes on the measure Friday, just two days after the bill was introduced. Lawmakers held an informal work session Thursday but even lawmakers participating in the joint meeting of the House and Senate’s state government committees noted that many of them were still trying to sort through the bill , which has been put on a fast track as the Legislature is in the midst of appealing a Jan.