Commentary
Gov. Jay Inslee did the right thing in vetoing SB6617, which exempts the Legislature from

Jay Inslee. Photo via Google images.
the Public Records Act.
But, as it turns out, he doesn’t deserve all the accolades he’s receiving. In fact, he was complicit.
In his own press statement issued last night announcing the veto was this sentence:
“Though I expressed concerns about the outline of the bill, I did tell legislators I would let the bill become law if they delivered it with enough votes to override a veto.” (Emphasis added.)
So much for the principal that Legislators should be open and transparent about public records.