House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler told The Daily World, the newspaper in Aberdeen, that she has no plans "now or ever" to endorse fellow Democrat John Ladenburg's campaign for attorney general.

That's because he continues to diss her open-government bill that would require local governments to record their executive sessions. The Pierce County Council was fine with it, but lots of other local governments weren't, so the bill died.

"Local governments are, obviously, still afraid of my bill even now and are trying to come up with every kind of excuse possible to avoid it," said Kessler, D-Hoquiam.

McKenna and Kessler have worked together for a couple of years on open government issues, including a reporter shield bill that passed the Legislature last year.

Kessler said "out of respect to the Democrats," she has no plans to endorse McKenna, "but I can’t see a scenario where I endorse Ladenburg now or ever. Except for defending my bill, I think this race is going to see me silent."

Here's a link to the whole Daily World story.

Update: I was off Friday, so I'm cleaning out my inbox. As a reader commented, Ladenburg sent out a statement in response to the story, which got wide play around the state. Here's what he said:

"Subsequent to the initial story in the Daily World I had a conversation with Representative Kesler and we have cleared up any misunderstandings. I have never indicated opposition to her bill. But I have expressed concerns over cost and prioritization given that Washington has the second highest rates of consumer fraud and other immediate threats to our quality of life. I believe I can earn her support and look forward to talking to her in more detail when she returns home from some time away."