Washington Legislature Under Fire After Swift Passage Of Senate Bill 6617

A bill to remove the Washington State Legislature from public disclosure laws passed overwhelmingly last week and the entire state government is under fire.   Liberals and Conservative alike joined together and passed the bill quickly with seemingly little debate.
The Seattle Times wasted no time in condemning the action and yesterday joined 8 other newspapers  asking Governor Jay Inslee to veto the action.  It ran a front page editoral for the first time in decades.
State legislators have replied with emails and texts to constituents.   Legislators who voted on the bill, say that the bill keeps conversations with lobbyists public, while allowing constituents to share concerns privately with legislators. 
I don't know what accountability the media has on what it can share, besides the libel laws. 
Governor Inslee has suggested that he won't sign the law, but would not veto it.  It seems to me, a bad way to go because that would allow the measure to become law.  He would still get bombarded by the public and press with negative comments. 
Having read much of the text, I would say that I'm a little more understanding.   You can read the entire bill by clicking here.