Post by Logan on May 9, 2016 8:27:19 GMT -6
OLYMPIA — As Washington state lawmakers have deadlocked in recent years on bills dealing with gun safety and climate change, Gov. Jay Inslee has taken to using his executive pen.
With eight months left in his term, Inslee has issued more executive orders than either of the two previous governorsdid in their first terms. Inslee has now issued 21 executive orders, compared to 16 by Chris Gregoire and 13 by Gary Locke in each of their first four years.
In a handful of instances, Inslee has tried to use the orders where he has failed to break through the deadlock in Olympia — to the protest of Republican lawmakers.
In 2014, Inslee issued an order intended to reduce the state’s carbon emissions. With the order came a task force to draft carbon-reduction legislation, and Inslee called for a study of clean-fuel standards and directed state agencies to support clean energy.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-takes-up-pen-whens-theres-a-legislative-deadlock/
With eight months left in his term, Inslee has issued more executive orders than either of the two previous governorsdid in their first terms. Inslee has now issued 21 executive orders, compared to 16 by Chris Gregoire and 13 by Gary Locke in each of their first four years.
In a handful of instances, Inslee has tried to use the orders where he has failed to break through the deadlock in Olympia — to the protest of Republican lawmakers.
In 2014, Inslee issued an order intended to reduce the state’s carbon emissions. With the order came a task force to draft carbon-reduction legislation, and Inslee called for a study of clean-fuel standards and directed state agencies to support clean energy.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-takes-up-pen-whens-theres-a-legislative-deadlock/