A collection of Republican Washington state Senators has called for the repeal of a state law that limits local law enforcement’s cooperation with federal immigration officials – while the governor vows to defend the legislation against a potential federal challenge.

“I believe, in my personal opinion, the current governor is just doing everything in his power to pick a fight with the Trump administration and leaving the Legislature and the citizens of this state to pick up the bar tab afterwards,” state Sen. Leonard Christian, R-Spokane Valley, said in an interview Friday. “He’s just bent on putting our state at jeopardy on the funding of a lot of things.”

Christian’s comments come as Attorney General Pam Bondi threatens to withhold federal funds from what the Department of Justice has

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