How many jobs can you create if you're elected? How can the state afford tax breaks to business if you're going to spend more for higher education? McKenna: It's not something we can afford to do right away. The current threshhold doesn't make sense, but…
Inslee: I know how difficult it is to see this incredible debt burden on kids. We've got to do things to make higher education more affordable. . . Expand online learning opportunities...free universities from some of the restrictions...allow colleges to commercialize some of their technologies…
Will you ask for a new tax for schools? Inslee: No. I'm proposing job creation (to increase revenue) and close some of the corporate tax loopholes. We are 5th in high tech jobs, but 46th in the production of students to fullfill those jobs...We have…
What steps would you take if the Supreme Court McKenna: Implement the health insurance exchange, expanded Medicaid program. We also need to look to insurance reform to create more competition. We need a market that is national. We also need liabilitly reform, reduce the cost…
Here's how the gubernatorial debate in Spokane started: Rob McKenna: We need a new direction for Washington...These dreams are at risks.)ure Streets aren't safe. Our schools leave people behind, our universities are too expensive. Jay Inslee: Build a working Washington. I have an abiding faith…
Just a reminder that the two likely finalists for governor and state attorney general will be debating this afternoon in Spokane at the Bing Crosby Theater. Democrat Bob Ferguson and Republican Reagan Dunn are up first in the debates sponsored by the Association of Washington…
OLYMPIA -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna went to the playbook today to give his campaign a bit of ink the day before the first debate with Democrat Jay Inslee. McKenna held a press conference at the Space Needle to introduce "Democrats for Rob", a…
When the U.S. government passed the Equal Pay law in the 1960s, they chose Batgirl to make the point that same work means same pay. One wonders, though, how hard Batman and Robin worked at getting out of those ropes, that look like they were…
OLYMPIA -- State officials doing the check on petitions submitted for the same-sex marriage referendum say they found what they suspect are about 1,000 forged signatures. . . To read the rest of this post, or to comment, click here to go inside the blog.
Spokane will be in the political limelight Tuesday as Washington’s first gubernatorial debate of the season takes the stage at the Bing Crosby Theater. The Association of Washington Business and Greater Spokane Incorporated are co-hosting the premier head-to-head between Republican Rob McKenna and Democrat Jay…
More than 100 protestors gathered Friday at the federal courthouse in Spokane to protest new federal health insurance rules. Robin Luciani, the local rally captain for the Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom, said 110 people came to the Spokane event to protest a federal decision…
Spokane Mayor David Condon on Wednesday fired another high-ranking administrator. Ellen Hung, the city’s treasurer, was given notice today that she has been terminated, said Spokane’s Chief Financial Officer Gavin Cooley. Since taking office, Condon has fired several department leaders including the public works director,…
Kittanya Locken and Marly Gilbert share a kiss in front of the anti-gay protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church. OLYMPIA -- A half dozen members of the virulently anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church drew about 200 counter demonstrators to a protest at the entrance to the…
A visiting county auditor dismissed the challenge to John Roskelley's voter registration, and the Democratic challenger will appear on the ballot for the Spokane County commissioner in District 1. That will likely bring to an end the separate challenge in Spokane County Superior Court, which…
OLYMPIA -- The campaign for Jay Inslee said it was concerned about a big donation an oil company gave to the sponsor of next week's gubernatorial debate in Spokane. But the Association of Washington Business said he needn't be. The $100,000 isn't for use in…
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive The Colbert Report take on last week's report that the level of discourse in Congress has gone down a grade.
OLYMPIA -- Supporters of a referendum to overturn the state's same-sex marriage law will turn in some 200,000 signatures on Wednesday morning. The secretary of state's office said Preserve Marriage Washington is scheduled to turn in signatures at 10 a.m., and the group's website says…
Courtesy of Talking Points Memo, this video boils down last week's big political news to 100 seconds.
GOP presidential nominee-in-waiting Mitt Romney has at least one thing in common with President Barack Obama: He's treating the Puget Sound like an ATM machine. Romney will make a stop somewhere in King County today for a fund-raiser. There are no public events and the…
Many years, Washington's two political parties have their state conventions in the same place but on different weekends. This year, they had them in different places on the same weekend. The Spokesman-Review opted for the Republican state convention in Tacoma. To read the Tacoma News…
This map shows the relative strength of the two parties, based on an analysis of votes in key races in 2008 and 2010: Obama v. McCain for president Gregoire v. Rossi for governor (2008) Murray v. Rossi for Senate (2010) McMorris Rodgers v. Romeyn (2010)…
Here's a look at the new legislative districts in Spokane County. For a closer look, check out the PDF file.
These were how the legislative districts were drawn in Spokane County from 2001-2011. For more detail, click on the PDF file.
TACOMA -- It could be argued that persons who bring small children to state conventions should be reported to Child Protective Services. But one might also admire a politician who shows up with his own baby to kiss, or to have as a reason for…
TACOMA -- State conventions are always great places for campaign kitsch, from bejeweled elephants to catchy bumper stickers. The Tacoma gathering was no exception. One big seller was the Ron Paul chocolate bar, which featured the visage of the Texas Congressman surrounded by stars stamped…
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