Calling it a "necessary evil," Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday signed a nearly three-inch-thick state budget bill, cutting billions of dollars in planned state spending over the next two years. The $35 billion spending plan, hashed out by state lawmakers over several months, makes it…
Hundreds of people crammed into Seattle Montlake Community Center yesterday to watch the governor sign legislation granting same-sex domestic partners many of the rights of spouses.The place was crammed with kids. There were strollers, scampering toddlers and a class of fidgeting preschoolers in matching red…
The next time you're buying apples, potatoes or cherries, the state wants you to buy locally."Next time you shop, look for Washington products, or ask your grocer for them," Gov. Chris Gregoire says in a commercial on the state-backed Heart of Washington website. "It's a…
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