Last year several House Democrats joined the Washington Education Association (WEA) and the League of Education Voters to file a lawsuit to overturn the four-time voter approved 2/3 vote requirement[...]
Whatever else stepping down as governor will cost Christine Gregoire, she doesn’t figure to suffer financially. In fact, her state pension currently projects to be $3,000 a year more than[...]
On January 9, the Washington State Legislature will come back to session. On their busy agenda is rectifying the horrendous $2 billion budget deficit that they delayed reforming in the[...]
When legislators return to Olympia — only several weeks after a failing to deal with all of the state’s $2 billion budget gap in a special session — will gay[...]
With the Legislature consistently showing itself willing to wait to the last moment to bring the state’s budget into balance, Washington Policy Center has proposed changing the Governor’s current across-the-board[...]
Tomorrow Governor Gregoire will be holding a press conference outlining her recommendations to address the state’s budget deficit. Today her budget director Marty Brown sent a letter to state unions[...]
[Update: Comments from WSRP Chairman Kirby Wilbur added at bottom.] On Thursday’s announcement by Gov. Christine Gregoire of a late November special legislative session to resolve the state’s $1.5 billion[...]
Governor Gregoire announced this morning she is calling a special session to start November 28 to address the state’s $1 billion plus budget deficit. Here are my notes from her[...]
[Update: Comment from Gov. Gregoire's spokeswoman added shortly after initial publication.] Washington State Gov. Christine Gregoire issued a statement Wednesday demanding that the parties involved in Tacoma’s five-day-old teacher strike[...]
After news of the revenue forecast’s $1.4 billion drop in revenue for the 2011-13 budget and the now $1.3 billion budget hole confronting the state—assuming use of every last red[...]
State May Want to Keep Those Death Tax Refunds on HandJune 17, 2013
Do As We Say, Not As We Do: Teachers Union Redoubles Attacks on State Sen. Andy Hill in Second Special SessionJune 15, 2013
U.S. Senate Amesty Bill is a Wasteful Diversion from Making Real Fixes to Immigration and Border SecurityJune 14, 2013
Tweets from Congressional Staffers Describe On-Job Drinking in Office of Congressman LarsenDecember 8, 2011
Democrats in Legislature Introduce Bill To Prohibit Costco From Selling Liquor Under Law Company Helped PassJanuary 13, 2012
J.Z. Knight’s Ramtha School Runs Full-Page Ad in Sunday Seattle Times Touting Group’s Gambling Hot StreakApril 7, 2013
