Residents of Spokane's 3rd Legislative District might be getting a call around 6 p.m. Wednesday inviting them to participate in a tele-town hall. A what? you might say. It's like a town hall meeting, only on the telephone. Sen. Lisa Brown and Reps. Timm Ormsby…
Sofia Smith of Seattle sings the National Anthem to a joint session of the Legislature before Gov. Chris Gregoire's State of the State speech. OLYMPIA -- By reading the posts below, you can get the highlights of Gov. Chris Gregoire's State of the State speech…
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposal to place a $1.50 per barrel fee on oil produced in Washington state got a cold reception from Republican leaders. Speaking at a press conference after the State of the State address and Republican response, House Minority Leader Richard…
OLYMPIA -- The budget and reforms represent a bold agenda, but there's one more request, Gov. Chris Gregoire said. "It is time for marriage equality," she said. That brought strong applause and cheers from Democrats on one side of the chamber, but stone silence from…
OLYMPIA -- When we build roads, they don't take care of themselves, Gov. Chris Gregoire said. The state has to do it. The state faces a $1.6 billion shortfall on road maintenance over the next decade and a $1.3 billion shortfall on the ferry maintenance.…
OLYMPIA -- Ask the universities to innovate and partner with low-performing schools, Gov. Chris Gregoire urged the Legislature. "All of our students, not just tghose who can afford itg, must have more skills and knowledge to compete in this century," she said. "When we ask…
OLYMPIA -- We're reforming, Gregoire says, but that won't be enough. State work force is down. State pensions have been reformed. So have Workers comp and unemployment insurance systems. "Unlike other states, we have not used the recession to undermine the environmental protections that provide…
OLYMPIA -- Do four things in the 60-day session, Gregoire tells the Legislature Pass the budget quickly, Approve a half-penny sales tax. Pass my school reforms. Pass a major transpsortation and jobs package.
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire says she's not slowing down in the last year of her administration, and warned the Legislature not to either. Instead, she borrowed a term from auto racing, that they should "win in the turns" by speeding up when other states…
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire's state of the state address begins with a moment of silence for people who died over the last year: State Sens. Bob McCaslin, Alex Deccio and Scott White. Former Gov. Al Rosellini. Nine members of the Armed Services from Washington…
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire will deliver her state of the state address to a joint session of the Legislature at 10:30 a.m. So let's see, is it technicallly the State of the State address, the State of Washington State addres, the State of the…
New Spokane City Council President may have lost an automatic seat on the Spokane Airport Board on Monday, but he still has the power to create a seating chart. And he exercised that right by shuffling the seats on the dais that already were reshuffled…
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