OLYMPIA — Speaking at a gun-rights rally this weekend in Spokane, state Rep. Matt Shea called journalists “those dirty, godless, hateful people.”
Shea, a Republican from Spokane Valley, has long had a contentious relationship with the news organizations that report on him.
But this time the situation is unique: Shea is one of eight lawmakers appointed to a task force to figure out how the Washington Legislature should keep and disclose public records.
That task force comes as the state Legislature
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