So much for the special session

It turns out there isn't going to be a special session after all. At least that's what the Associated Press is reporting as of this hour.

Both Governor Chris Gregoire and Majority Leader Lisa Brown had gone on the record recently saying they wanted a one day special session to try and get through some bills that were stranded in the regular session.

House Speaker Frank Chopp has been cool to the idea, and we'd be willing to bet his opposition killed the special session.

The Speaker can't stop the governor from calling a special session, of course, but once she calls one, she can't make it stop without agreement from the leadership of both houses of the Legislature. And since the governor doesn't want a special session longer than one day, she won't call one without such agreement.

The governor's office has not yet issued a statement confirming this news yet.