The Divide: Inslee strikes blow to compromise Inslee kills the art of compromise. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland. Seattle's mayor on mask mandates OLYMPIA, Wash. - This week on "The Divide": Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane) on Governor Inslee's selective vetoes. Plus: Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) on passage of a COVID hate crimes bill and debate over a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol.