Friday marks the beginning of Chinese New Year. On the Chinese zodiac calendar, it will be the Year of the Horse. The holiday marks an opportunity to sweep out the bad luck of the last year and start over.

With negotiations over a transportation revenue package stalled in Olympia, it definitely seems time for a little bit of good luck.

With that in mind members of the House and Senate transportation committees, as well as Pierce County’s legislative delegation, received fortune cookies. Hopefully the cookies will inspire lawmakers to stop horsing around and fund the completion of State Route 167.