HeraldNet: UPDATE: Wild Sky vote Thursday?



RECENT POSTS:
• This just in: I-1029 to stay on ballot September 5 • Ralph, David and all that shock September 5 • "Fly Paine Field" takes flight September 3 • Rossi reaching out for Obama crowd August 28 • Gregoire, Rossi talk traffic to AAA August 28

Archives:



LINKS:
Local • Island County • Snohomish County State • Governor • Legislature • Secretary of State U.S. • House of Representatives • Senate • White House Useful Resources • Federal Election Commission • Public Disclosure Commission • Thomas (federal legislation tracking) • TVW

RECENT COLUMNS:
• Will this Obama tract do damage? August 17 • State's new ballots could be a party to confusion July 27 • Fears fed first in race for governor July 20 • Snohomish County talks big but can't ban flights July 13


ADVERTISEMENT <script language=JavaScript src="http://ads.heraldnet.com/servlet/ajrotator/169233/0/vj?z=heraldnet&ct=122081&dim=169231&abr=$scriptiniframe"></script><noscript><a href="http://ads.heraldnet.com/servlet/ajrotator/169233/0/cc?z=heraldnet"><img src="http://ads.heraldnet.com/servlet/ajrotator/169233/0/vc?z=heraldnet&ct=122081&dim=169231&abr=$imginiframe" width="160" height="600" border="0"></a></noscript>

The Petri Dish

April 9, 2008

UPDATE: Wild Sky vote Thursday?

Posted at 4:32 pm by Jerry Cornfield

Word this afternoon is that the U.S. Senate could vote on Wild Sky tomorrow.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scheduled a two-hour debate Thursday on S. 2739. This omnibus legislation is a collection of 62 bills dealing with preserving, protecting and using public lands around the nation.

It includes the one to create the Wild Sky wilderness area introduced by two Washington Democrats, Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Rick Larsen.

Much of the discussion will surround four amendments proposed by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Once the two hours of debate end, the Senate would likely vote.

No predictions on that given the delay-filled history of Wild Sky.

If the Senate votes on and passes the bill, it will be sent to the House of Representatives for final action. The legislation shouldn't get hung up there because the House did pass something very similar last year.

Then it would go to President Bush for signing.

Return to The Petri Dish

TODAY'S TOP JOBS

View All Top Jobs

>> view all top homes

>> view all homes

<script language=JavaScript src="http://ads.heraldnet.com/servlet/ajrotator/105699/0/vj?z=heraldnet&dim=100749&abr=$scriptiniframe"></script><noscript><a href="http://ads.heraldnet.com/servlet/ajrotator/105699/0/cc?z=heraldnet"><img src="http://ads.heraldnet.com/servlet/ajrotator/105699/0/vc?z=heraldnet&dim=100749&abr=$imginiframe" width="728" height="90" border="0"></a></noscript>
\|Contact Us \|Advertiser Services \|Home Delivery \|Newsstand Locations \|Classifieds \|Feedback \|About the Company \|Work@the Herald \|Site Map	© 2008 The Daily Herald Co., Everett, WA.