OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Protesters greeted lawmakers returning to Olympia, Wash., to begin a 30-day special session called to close a $2 billion gap in the state budget.
State police said most protesters at the Capitol Monday were peaceful, but troopers used stun guns on three protesters, arrested four and distributed no-trespassing warnings to 30 others who refused to leave the Legislative Building before being escorted or physically removed, The Olympian reported.