A new lawsuit was filed Tuesday by child care providers, asking a court to force the governor to ask lawmakers for more money for the workers.It's the third such suit involving a proposed union contract. After negotiating agreements covering thousands of state-paid workers last summer…
The state is deploying up to 200 soldiers and airmen to Spokane to help remove snow from school roofs and other structures, Gov. Chris Gregoire's office said a few minutes ago.State officials (see the full press release below) are particularly worried about "a warm, moist…
Got a KB Toys gift card? Spend it ASAP. The state attorney general's office is warning anyone who got a gift card for KB Toys to use it immediately. The chain's lawyer has told the AG's office that the company is closing its stores and…
Gov. Chris Gregoire had dinner with troops at Camp Prosperity, in Baghdad's Green Zone.Thanks for reader Patrick McDonald, a deployed Army reservist from Washington, for sending the photo.
From the governor's office this a.m.:Gov. Chris Gregoire this week met with Washington Army National Guard troops in Iraq. The governor is visiting Iraq with a delegation including Governors John Corzine (D-NJ) and Rick Perry (R-TX). “In August, I had the honor of participating in…
Good grief. The search for out-of-state-but-no-one's-saying-where Gov. Chris Gregoire continues, with thinly sourced reports saying that she's not quitting Olympia for a D.C. job and lots of speculation about an announcement planned by Gregoire's office tomorrow morning.Kudos to the Bellingham Herald's Jared Paben, who actually…
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