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Sen. Andy Billig [D-Spokane] talks about the function of the legislative Rules Committees in Olympia. The Washington and Idaho legislatures are in the homestretches of their respective sessions. Lawmakers are working to finalize budgets and put the finishing touches on a variety of bills. In Washington, the Rules Committees [chaired in the Senate by Lt. Gov. Denny Heck, above] have an important role in determining which bills move on and which ones die. Today we get a Civics 101 lesson from Sen. Andy Billig [D-Spokane], a Rules Committee member.   Andy Billig: “I counted once and found the...

$617 million. oregon, $220 million. california just started and is expected to rake in $1 billion a year. used for basic relief functions. colorado and oregon put most of it into education. and others, into medicaid. >> is a significant amount of revenue. no doubt about it. it's a factor. it could be said that we are addicted to money. >> senator rivers, a republican voted against legalization but now she wants pot tax money to pay for basic education. it's always been a risky revenue story. marijuana remains a schedule one drug on the federal level. the same category as heroin and lsd. the ri...