It's time to light a fire under state Legislature

Here we are — again — with the threat of a state government shut down hanging over our heads.

Almost seems like it’s as regular as the change from spring to summer when the members of the Washington state Legislature find it impossible to get their work finished on time.

For the third time in as many 105-day biennial budget sessions in Olympia, members of the Republican-controlled Senate, and the Democrat-led House have not been able to come to agreement on how much fiscal fuel the state needs to keep the engine running.

So on July 1, should the two bodies not be able to hammer out a compromis...