Ron Hebron (Free subscription) | yesterday
... by $760 million since September. Still in the hole. So have we stopped digging? That is, spending. Christine Gregoire says it is her duty to balance the budget . “I will produce a budget balanced to this revenue projection because I am required to by law,” Gregoire said. “We all know a budget reflects the values of our state. All options must be on the table...
Slog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
As Will mentioned , Gov. Christine Gregoire spoke last night at a fundraiser for Jeanne Kohl-Welles near Ballard and, during the talk, made a notable declaration. Below is video I shot of the speech—which also serves as a great primer on the huge budget mess this state is now facing. "It goes without saying, today has not been my best day," Gregoire began, nodding...
Slog (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
... analysis fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 19 at Hale’s Ales Brewery and Pub. Gov. Christine Gregoire, Seattle Mayor-Elect Mike McGinn, King County Executive-Elect Dow Constantine, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown and House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler will speak on the election results. It'll be fun to see the Governor publicly meet and greet McGinn, the guy she didn't...
I Thought a Think (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
OLYMPIA, WA—Citing mounting debt and a decline in tourism dollars, the state of Washington will shut down for good on August 31, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire told reporters Monday. "I would like to sincerely thank everyone who has ever lived in or visited the great state of Washington," Gregoire said at a press conference held on the steps of a boarded-up...
HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
A Moore Information survey released last week shows challenger Dino Rossi leading incumbent Christine Gregoire 48% to 42% in the 2008 gubernatorial contest, prompting the pollsters to speculate about the Washington state GOP’s rising prospects: The fact that Rossi leads in this match-up is interesting and encouraging for Republicans in and of itself… Encouraging news indeed…...
Strange Bedfellows (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
After losing the 2004 and 2008 gubernatorial races, Dino Rossi departed from politics and returned to the business world. But Dino but has been resurrected by his pollster to prove a point.Moore Information, which polled twice for Rossi, conducted a statewide survey last week asking voters how they would vote if Rossi and Christine Gregoire were facing off a third time.The result, Rossi...
