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From left, Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, House Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, Senate Minority Leader Sharon Nelson, D-Maury Island, and House Minority Leader Dan Kristiansen, R-Snohomish, visit before taking part in the annual AP Legislative Preview, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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From left, House Minority Leader Dan Kristiansen, R-Snohomish, speaks as Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, looks on at right, during the annual AP Legislative Preview, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, left, speaks as Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island, listens at right during the annual AP Legislative Preview, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during the annual AP Legislative Preview, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Electors fill out their ballots during a meeting of Washington state's Electoral College, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Democratic elector Phillip Tyler, left, returns a ceremonial, plastic "quill" pen to Esther John as they fill out their ballots during a meeting of Washington state's Electoral College, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Democratic elector Varisha Khan, left, kisses her younger sister Hafsa Khan during a break in the meeting of Washington state's Electoral College Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Dan Carpita, a member of the Lemhi-Shoshone Tribe, plays a flute as a blessing to open a meeting of Washington state's Electoral College, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Democratic elector Esther John, right, embraces Debbie Sabin, a Republican who was selected as an elector by her party for their same district, during a break of the meeting of Washington state's Electoral College, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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A pro-life demonstrator holds a sign and a flower while cheering during a rally, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ** FILE **

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In this undated photo provided by The Evergreen State College, newly-named school president George Bridges poses for a photo in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/The Evergreen State College, Karissa Carlson)

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Post Commander Bill Doucette is joined by post Auxiliary member Georgia Watson as they toss flowers into Budd Inlet in remembrance of veterans who lost their lives at sea while serving their country near the conclusion of the annual Memorial Day Waterside Ceremony on Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Percival Landing in downtown Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/The Olympian, Steve Bloom)

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Rhonda Thompson, right, who owned land and a cabin in the community of Oso, Wash. that was hit by a deadly mudslide on March 22, 2014, talks Monday, May 12, 2014, with conservationist Rob Kavanaugh, left, during a break in a Forest Practices Board hearing in Olympia, Wash., held to discuss the history and current rules surrounding landslide hazards in Washington state. (AP Photo)

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Debbie Durnell, whose husband Tom Durnell was killed in the mudslide that hit Oso, Wash., on March 22, 2014, testifies Monday, May 12, 2014, at a Forest Practices Board hearing in Olympia, Wash., held to discuss the history and current rules surrounding landslide hazards in Washington state. (AP Photo)

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Aaron Everett, chairman of the Washington state Forest Practices Board, listens to testimony, Monday, May 12, 2014, during a board hearing in Olympia, Wash., held to discuss the history and current rules surrounding landslide hazards in Washington state following the mudslide that struck on March 22, 2014 near Oso, Wash., killing 41 people and leaving two missing. (AP Photo)

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Peter Goldman, director of the Washington Forest Law Center, testifies Monday, May 12, 2014, at a Forest Practices Board hearing in Olympia, Wash., held to discuss the history and current rules surrounding landslide hazards in Washington state. (AP Photo)

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Rhonda Thompson, right, who owned land and a cabin in the community of Oso, Wash. that was hit by a deadly mudslide on March 22, 2014, cries Monday, May 12, 2014, as she listens to testimony during a Forest Practices Board hearing in Olympia, Wash., held to discuss the history and current rules surrounding landslide hazards in Washington state. (AP Photo)

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Rob Kavanaugh, left, a conservationist and citizen activist, testifies Monday, May 12, 2014, at a Forest Practices Board hearing in Olympia, Wash., held to discuss the history and current rules surrounding landslide hazards in Washington state. (AP Photo)