Be well... 1
As I blogged about a week and a half ago, I'm moving on to a new job. (Here's my farewell column.)I'll set up a URL redirect on www.eyeonolympia.com in the next day or so. Tempting though it is to steer you faithful readers to The…
Eye On Olympia archive for July 2009
MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009
TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2009
Unemployment up, but just a little...
The state's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate is now 9.3 percent, up 2/10ths of a percent from May's revised rate of 9.1 percent."We are beginning to see signs that our economy may be stabilizing and recovery efforts are working, but it will take time," Gov. Chris Gregoire…
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009
R-71 signature-gathering: Halfway there, with two weeks to go...
The Faith & Freedom PAC, one of several groups trying to get a referendum on the November ballot to repeal the state's "everything but marriage" law for domestic partners, says that it has gathered more than half the signatures it needs."Conservatively, we have a little…
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009
Capitol press corps loses another... 6
And this time, it's me. After nearly 9 years covering Olympia for an Eastern Washington audience, I'm taking a public-affairs job with the state insurance commissioner's office.I love what I do, and am deeply grateful to the Spokesman-Review and to everyone who's clicked on this…
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009
Boeing's latest move: Is that a bead of sweat on the brows of state officials?
Much talk -- particularly from Republicans -- today about Boeing's decision to spend $580 million to buy a South Carolina plant that makes parts for the delayed new 787 aircraft.First out of the gate, at 5:45 a.m. this morning, was the governor's office, releasing this…
MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009
Patty Murray proposes $11 million new safety complex at Spokane's Fairchild Air Force Base... 2
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray says she's included $11 million in a senate spending bill for a new "Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape" training facility at Fairchild Air Force Base.The SERE training teachers aviators what to do to avoid capture and survive if downed behind enemy…
"The top 10 human poisonings list"...
Ran across an interesting list recently while writing about budget cuts to the state Poison Center, (the logo for which probably makes the state's tourism folks squirm.)The budget-cut changes, by the way, include forking over $30 on your credit card to get advice about a…
What you'll see on the ballot: Eyman made it (probably), R-71 folks are still gathering signatures, and everyone else derailed...
So what measures will voters see on the fall ballot?Well, they won't see Initiative 1043, which would have required the state to verify that someone's a citizen or legal immigrant before issuing them a driver's license or most public benefits. It also would have banned…
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