Sonntag Asks Gregoire for Veto of Performance Audit Fund Raid
State Auditor Brian Sonntag sent Governor Gregoire a letter last week asking her to veto an $8 million raid of...
View ArticleSources: Gregoire Will Announce Not Seeking Third Term as Washington Governor
Associated Press and Politico.com are reporting Monday morning that sources close to Washington State Gov. Christine Gregoire are saying that...
View ArticleGregoire Announces No Third Term, Urges Inslee to Run to Replace Her
On Monday morning, standing in front of the Washington State Governor’s Mansion in Olympia, two-term incumbent Democrat Gov. Christine Gregoire...
View ArticleWatchdog Group Files Appeal in Key Public Records Case Against Gregoire
On Wednesday, the Freedom Foundation filed an appeal with Washington State’s Supreme Court challenging a lower court ruling in its...
View ArticlePreferential Tribal Gas Tax Subsidy Undercuts Non-Indian Stations
In 2006, Governor Christine Gregoire negotiated an agreement with Washington State Indian tribes that exempts tribally owned fuel stations from...
View ArticleGregoire Drags Feet on Calling Critical Special Session
After news of the revenue forecast’s $1.4 billion drop in revenue for the 2011-13 budget and the now $1.3 billion...
View ArticleGregoire Threatens ‘Detention’ To Parties in Tacoma Teacher Strike
[Update: Comment from Gov. Gregoire’s spokeswoman added shortly after initial publication.] Washington State Gov. Christine Gregoire issued a statement Wednesday...
View ArticleGregoire Calls Special Session to Start November 28
Governor Gregoire announced this morning she is calling a special session to start November 28 to address the state’s $1...
View ArticleInslee and Gregoire at Odds on Closing Tax Loopholes to Solve State Budget...
[Update: Comments from WSRP Chairman Kirby Wilbur added at bottom.] On Thursday’s announcement by Gov. Christine Gregoire of a late...
View ArticleDaily Double-take: Gregoire Wants Unions to Re-negotiate Health Care Benefits
Tomorrow Governor Gregoire will be holding a press conference outlining her recommendations to address the state’s budget deficit. Today her...
View ArticleConcerns About Giving Enhanced Budget Powers to Governor Should Be Considered...
With the Legislature consistently showing itself willing to wait to the last moment to bring the state’s budget into balance,...
View ArticleGregoire’s Ill-Timed Push for Gay Marriage is D.C.-Brand Democratic Political...
When legislators return to Olympia — only several weeks after a failing to deal with all of the state’s $2...
View ArticleGregoire Deserves Blame for Budget Imbalance for Failing to Prioritize...
On January 9, the Washington State Legislature will come back to session. On their busy agenda is rectifying the horrendous...
View ArticleGregoire’s Pay After Retirement Will Be Greater Due to Pensions
Whatever else stepping down as governor will cost Christine Gregoire, she doesn’t figure to suffer financially. In fact, her state...
View ArticleGregoire Files Legal Brief in 2/3 Vote for Taxes Lawsuit
Last year several House Democrats joined the Washington Education Association (WEA) and the League of Education Voters to file a...
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