OLYMPIA -- Even though she's in Washington, D.C., Gov. Chris Gregoire says she's not talking about the White House about a job as Barack Obama's lawyer. Gregoire has been mentioned as being on the short list to replace Elana Kagan as solicitor general, should Kagan…
OLYMPIA -- Washington may need another special session of the Legislature if Congress doesn't come through with some $480 million in higher payments for Medicaid, Gov. Chris Gregoire said today.Concerns over the mounting federal deficit have delayed congressional approval of what Gregoire and officials of…
The U.S. Department of Interior has named the Centennial Trail a National Recreation Trail, which means DoI believes it contributes to the nation's "healt, conservation and recreation goals."City of Spokane's Parks and Recreation Department announced the selection today, as well as a ceremony on June…
A United Way official will join the Spokane Public Library Board of Trustees in time to decide how to deal with major budget cuts proposed by Mayor Mary Verner.The Spokane City Council on Tuesday unanimously appointed Janice Marich, the vice president of community relations for…
Gov. Chris Gregoire is in "the other Washington" today, where she's talking with a Pentagon panel about states and feds working together if there's a WMD-type incident. Other familiar faces on the panel are Maj. Gen. Timothy Lowenberg of the Washington National Guard, and former…
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