What's her name, again?

The Columbian is praising AG Rob McKenna's support for a bill requiring that local governments notify property owners of possible condemnations in writing.

Legislators should support McKenna's state open-records proposals.

Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, a rising Republican star who does not let politics interfere with his role as the state's chief lawyer, believes public records ought to be easy for the public to find, read and copy. It is a passion that has not let up in his first two years in office, and the public is the better because of it.

Last week, McKenna proposed that the 2007 Legislature change the law in ways that make all kinds of sense. The first item on his legislative wish list is so logical, one might have assumed McKenna's proposal was already in the law. He wants governments that propose to condemn land be required to send a certified letter to all such property owners early in the process.

Legislators are already supporting it. Certainly at least Lynn Kessler is anyhow. I think she's called "majority leader," so there's some chance the bill will get a fair amount of attention. No word on how The Columbian's editorial writers view Kessler. I guess she's not so much a "rising star" as "a Democrat," so of course we just won't mention her. At all.

Then there's that one other lady who also supports it, I can't for the life of me remember her name. She's like the President of Washington except states don't have Presidents. She's a Democrat, I know that. It'll come to me, even if The Columbian didn't mention her either. I'm pretty sure the President of our fine Evergreen State gets to help send proposals to the Legislature along with the other elected officials in the executive branch - but I'm no expert.