Political consultant, commentator, author and FOX news contributor Dick Morris will be at the Spokane County Fairgrounds Saturday for the Freedom Foundation's "Stand Up for Freedom" celebration. The Freedom Foundation, a conservative think tank, is also bringing former Seattle Seahawk Mack Strong in for the…
It wasn't all serious budget discussion and Obama bashing Monday night at the GOP presidential debate.
It's June 14th. Spin Control doesn't have a mounting bracket to hold a flag pole, so we hope this will take its place.
OLYMPIA – Chris Gregoire, who became governor in the midst of controversy and managed the state during some of its worst economic adversity, said Monday she won’t seek a third term. Instead, she said she’ll spend the next 18 months working to improve the economy,…
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire made the decision not to run for re-election over the weekend after talking with family and close advisors, called cabinet members and one potential replacement on Sunday evening. She urged Jay Inslee, the Democratic congressman from Western Washington's 1st District,…
Last week was the official start of campaign season that saw swarms of candidates filing for various offices and in some cases plunking down the fees that go with them. Kudos for your public spiritedness and participation in the democratic process. But as my father…
OLYMPIA -- A check of county elections office by the Secretary of State's Office indicates 2,132 people have filed for office as of the close of business Wednesday. That's hump day for filing week, which ends whenever your local Elections Office shuts down on Friday.…
The Daily Show - Jon Stewart Press Conference Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Jon Stewart gives everything he's got Tuesday to mock Anthony Weiner, and himself for not hitting it harder Monday. (And probably deserves a visit…
OLYMPIA – States that have legalized marijuana for medical uses are pushing the U.S. Justice Department for help in sorting out the conflict between federal drug laws and their own, Gov. Chris Gregoire said Tuesday. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said he’s aware of the…
Gov. Chris Gregoire at a post-bill-signing press conference Tuesday. OLYMPIA -- Chris Gregoire will decide this month whether she will seek a third term as Washington's top elected official. "I haven't made a decision. I'm meeting with my family this weekend," the governor said during…
SEATTLE -- Weeks ago, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers co-wrote a guest column with the co-chairman of a new group of congresspersons concerned about local pharmacies staying in business. It sat around for until Monday, when it got published at a time when her caucus co-chairman…
Although probably not what you're thinking. (Get your mind out of the gutter.) Reps. Cathy McMorris and Anthony Weiner co-wrote a guest column in Roll Call, a Washington, D.C., publication, about the importance of independent pharmacies in cities, towns and rural America and explained three…
Sarah Palin explains the importance of Paul Revere. Did she get it wrong? She says no, she didn't. So it might not be the version you learned in American History (or American Lit). But it's not as if Henry Wadsworth Longfellow got it completely right,…
The U.S. Census Bureau released another pile of data this week from tghe 2010 headcount, and the tabulation of American residents by gender revealed the unsurprising fact there are more women than men in the United States. But there are more boys than girls. For…
OLYMPIA -- With the Legislature a full week in the books, the group WashingtonVotes, has released its annual statistics about the number of bills introduced and passed, the votes taken...and the votes missed. Topping the list of missed House votes was Rep. Larry Crouse, R-Spokane…
The Daily Show - Me Lover's Pizza With Crazy Broad Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Jon Stewart delivers a damning critique of Donald Trump. Not for his aborted presidential campaign, his questioning of Obama's birth certificate or…
OK candidates, listen up. Filing week starts next Monday for those of you who like the personal touch of filling out your forms and paying your fees in person. From Monday through Friday of next week, you can saunter into your county elections office, turn…
Gov. Chris Gregoire opens a fire shelter during the annual training and test required for being on site at a wildfire or forest fire. OLYMPIA -- With snow still on the mountains and plenty of rain this spring in the lowlands, the danger of wildfires…
If there were a 12-step program for reporters to curb our addiction for stories we know aren’t going anywhere, I’d sign up in a heartbeat after the late, not-so-great legislative session. “Hi, my name is Jim, and I’m addicted to stupid ideas that I can’t…
OLYMPIA -- Before I left for Olympia, Photo Editor Liz Kishimoto gave me a camera. A really good camera, with two very nice lenses. Other members of The Spokesman-Review's prize-winning photo staff gave me some tips on how to use it because, well, it's been…
OLYMPIA -- It is the day after the night before at the Capitol. Not quite a ghost town 12 hours after the gavel came down for the legislative session, but very little trace of what was here for the last four and a half months.…
From the president's rostrum in the Senate chamber, Gov. Chris Gregoire points to twin screens showing the leaders of the House and Senate gaveling the session to a close Wednesday evening. OLYMPIA -- Shortly after the gavel came down on the 2011 Legislative session, Gov.…
OLYMPIA -- Late Wednesday evening, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown of Spokane and Senate Minority Leader Mike Hewitt of Walla Walla wait for the vote on the 2011-13 operating budget worked out in a series of compromises between both parties.
OLYMPIA -- The Senate gave strong bipartisan support to the state's $32.2 billion operating budget for 2011-13, and near unanimous suppoort to the $2.8 billion Capital Budget. Senators praised one another for crossing party lines and working together to work out compromises on a budget…
OLYMPIA -- Linda Chesnut thought there might be a bit of tension in the Capitol Building Wednesday and decided she should try to do something about it. So the licensed masseuse from Body Matrix Massage set up a special chair in the hallway between the…
