With the 2024 elections approaching, eyes in the Democratic Party are fixed on Gov. Jay Inslee and whether he’ll run for a fourth term. A recent Crosscut/Elway Poll found that 34% of those surveyed would support Inslee for a fourth term. Another 17% favored a different, unnamed Democratic candidate, and 35% said they would support a Republican for governor in 2024.
But even as political jockeying starts to heat up – already – for the next election cycle, lawmakers and elected officials have much work on their agenda. In this year’s 105-day scheduled legislative session, Inslee and legislators must write a new two-year state operating budget. And they must confront
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