Gregoire signs budget, seeks timeline on more cuts
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Chris Gregoire has approved a plan to ease the state's $1.4 billion shortfall.Gregoire signed a new budget Tuesday that uses a variety of cuts, transfers and delayed payments to...
View ArticleGay marriage suddenly back to being a major issue in Wash.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Gay marriage is poised to become a major issue of debate in Washington in 2012. Governor Chris Gregoire said Wednesday she will personally introduce same-sex marriage legislation this...
View ArticleGregoire proposes state-run business tax system
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire wants the state to handle local business tax collections, saying a streamlined system would save small businesses time and money.Gregoire's proposal on...
View ArticleGregoire snubs AG's McKenna, seeks ruling on tax voting
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire is bypassing the attorney general's office and seeking court guidance on the constitutionality of a law limiting tax increases.
View ArticleGregoire approves controversial wind facility
Washington Governor Chris Gregoire has approved the Whistling Ridge Wind Energy Project in Southern Washington. But some people object because the project will be visible from I-84 in the scenic...
View ArticleRep. Inslee to resign from Congress for Wash. governor's race
Rep. Jay Inslee is resigning from Congress to focus full time on running for governor of Washington state this fall.The Democrat announced his decision Saturday at a news conference in Seattle. Inslee...
View ArticleAge verification for 'sex-ads' now the law in Washington; first in nation
Washington state has become the first in the nation to require verification of age for online ads that promote sex-related services, such as the escort ads that appear in backpage.com.The bill, Senate...
View ArticleGregoire signs $1B stimulus plan for Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has approved a $1 billion stimulus plan that seeks to get construction workers back on the job.
View ArticleGovernor Gregoire emerging as unlikely gay rights activist
OLYMPIA - Washington Governor Chris Gregoire is emerging as an unlikely gay rights activist - both at home and on the national stage. Her role in helping pass a same-sex marriage law this year has made...
View ArticleOfficials break ground on Seattle's deep-bore tunnel
The long goodbye to Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct has begun.With some ceremonial scoops of dirt, officials today began digging a pit for the giant machine that will chew up the earth under Seattle like...
View ArticleGov. Gregoire announces next steps on ocean acidification
SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed an executive order directing state officials to work on the problem of ocean acidification.
View ArticleAfter 8 years of being chauffeured, Gregoire to get driving lesson
"I want to get in a car and just drive."That's one of the freedoms Washington Governor Chris Gregoire is most excited to reclaim when she leaves office in January. For the past eight years, Gregoire...
View ArticleGregoire proposes taxes for schools
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Outgoing Washington Governor Chris Gregoire is proposing to extend two temporary taxes for three-and-a-half years in order to make a $1 billion down payment on a recent Supreme Court...
View ArticleGovernor Gregoire's parting budget emphasizes taxes
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Taxes are a key part of Washington Governor Chris Gregoire’s final budget before leaving office . The outgoing Democrat released her proposed two-year spending plan Tuesday as required...
View ArticleGregoire's Earth Day Message To College Kids: Puget Sound Health Depends On You
Forty four years ago, the modern environmental movement was born with the celebration of the first Earth Day. At massive teach-ins around the country, people called on industries to stop polluting.Now...
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