Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee addressed the Legislature on Tuesday, his last full day in office, bidding Washingtonians “fair winds and following seas” in the final speech of his 12-year run leading the Evergreen State.
He spent several minutes on one of the most pressing issues facing the state this year: the budget.
Inslee cautioned lawmakers against making deep spending cuts as they navigate the state’s looming budget gap, like those that were made in response to the Great Recession in the late 2000s…