Chris Gregoire

More top departures from Gregoire administration

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- There are more resignations and retirements from Gov. Chris Gregoire's administration as she begins a second term.

Gregoire joins pitch to Obama for federal aid

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Gov. Chris Gregoire joins with other governors in making a pitch to President-elect Barack Obama for federal aid to create jobs and ease health-care costs.

Gregoire says Wash. needs $600M economic stimulus

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Gov. Chris Gregoire says Washington state needs at least $600 million in federal money for short-term road and bridge projects to help kickstart the state's struggling economy.

Gregoire talks money with Obama

Strange Bedfellows (Free subscription) | yesterday

Washington state Gov. Chris Gregoire joins other governors is pressing president-elect Barack Obama for federal aid to cash-strapped states.

More top departures from Gregoire administration

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

There are more resignations and retirements from Gov. Chris Gregoire's administration as she begins a second term.

Gregoire orders $260M more in emergency cuts

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008

OLYMPIA -- Facing another daunting drop in state tax collections, Gov. Chris Gregoire has ordered an additional $260 million in emergency spending cuts to ensure the current budget ends its year in the black.

Gregoire orders colleges to trim their budgets

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008

Getting into college in Washington could get tougher in coming months as universities and community colleges respond to orders from Gov. Chris Gregoire to slash their budgets by millions.

Gregoire to attend governors-Obama meeting

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008

Gov. Chris Gregoire plans to join other governors next week at a meeting with President-elect Barack Obama in Philadelphia.

Puget Sound 'action agenda' unveiled

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday

... a Sound that is mostly clean enough for swimming, fishing and shellfish harvesting by 2020.Gov. Chris Gregoire's lieutenants said she intends to defend spending for the Sound despite a two-year, $5 billion-plus deficit that's expected to trigger deep cuts in nearly every other budget category.In fact, the restoration plan unveiled by a 1 1/2-year-old state agency called the Puget...

Council to air viaduct view

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday

... from among the eight now being considered.This would come a few days away from the point when Gov. Chris Gregoire, Mayor Greg Nickels and King County Executive Ron Sims are to make the final decision among themselves about how to replace the central part of the viaduct, between Pioneer Square and the Battery Street Tunnel.Drago said she thinks council members will endorse a variation...

Viaduct boot camp

Strange Bedfellows (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

... citizen committee. Within the next several weeks, two or three options will be recommended to Gov. Chris Gregoire, Mayor Greg Nickels and King County Executive Ron Sims.Kathy Mulady at December 1, 2008 1:12 p.m.#223159 at 12/1/08 1:43 p.m.I can not believe that the city, county and state are still pondering spending billions no one has. It's like the who rehab the Coliseum and expand...

Layoffs loom over state's largest agency

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Chris Gregoire's plan to reduce the state's current budget by nearly $600 million to avoid a deficit include cuts at the state's largest agency, and officials there say job cuts are likely.

Layoffs loom over state's largest agency

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

Gov. Chris Gregoire's plan to reduce the state's current budget by nearly $600 million to avoid a deficit include cuts at the state's largest agency, and officials there say job cuts are likely.

Agency to offer review of short workweek

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

Last updated November 28, 2008 11:37 p.m. PTAgency to offer review of short workweekP-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICESOLYMPIA -- The state Department of Community Trade and Economic Development says it should have some information next month on whether a four-day week for some workers is saving money.The agency's Olympia headquarters switched to the shortened week in October as Gov. Chris Gregoire...

• Washington agencies evaluating 4-day work week - Seattle Times
• Washington agencies evaluating 4-day work week - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Layoffs loom at Washington's largest agency

Right Mind (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008

Layoffs loom at Washington's largest agency If you are going to cut the budget, you have to do it where most of the spending takes place. Too bad they can’t just remove every unconstitutional spending that exists…The following article ran in today’s Lewiston Tribune.Gov. Chris Gregoire's plan to reduce the state's current budget by nearly $600 million to avoid a deficit includes cuts...