Special session called for 'Blake fix'

RITZVILLE – Sen. Mark Schoesler and other state lawmakers will return to the Capitol for a special session beginning May 16.

“After returning home to Ritzville early last week following the end of this year’s legislative session, I was not planning to return to Olympia for at least a few months,” the 9th Legislative District senator said. “Turns out, my fellow legislators and I may be back at the Capitol little more than a week from now.”

Gov. Jay Inslee called the special session in an effort to prompt the Legislature to pass a comprehensive new drug-possession law.

The current temporary law...