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Spin Control archive for June 17, 2011

FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011

Gov. Chris Gregoire accepts a bouquet of flowers from initiative sponsor Tim Eyman at a bill signing ceremony in Olympia on Wednesday.
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Eyman was on good behavior

OLYMPIA -- Earlier in the week, Spin Control mentioned that inveterate initiative sponsor and sometime gubernatorial critic Tim Eyman would be attending the final bill signing ceremony that included all those little bills -- the operating budget, the capital budget, workers compensation reform, government streamlining.…

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Gregoire in Spain, checking out tunnel

OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire's office is providing daily updates of her itinerary as she makes her way to the Paris Air Show, where she'll be plugging those big flying metal things folks make in various parts of the state. Today's stop is Spain, where…

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