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07/19/11 Gov. Chris Gregoire is beginning a series of meetings that will seek to identify new ways to raise revenue to pay for transportation projects.
07/15/11 Gov. Chris Gregoire announced today that former aide Joyce Turner will oversee the state-agency restructuring effort that is merging five agencies into three. The moves eliminate four agencies but also create a new Department of Enterprise Services and a new Consolidated Technology Services.
07/15/11 Kitsap County commissioners expect to appoint a state senator Wednesday. Rep. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge, is the top choice of county precinct committee officers to succeed Phil Rockefeller, who resigned to accept appointment by Gov. Chris Gregoire to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
07/01/11 Prisons director Warner appointed to acting role Washington Department of Corrections Secretary Eldon Vail unexpectedly resigned Friday, citing "personal reasons." Gov. Chris Gregoire immediately appointed Prisons Director Bernie Warner to serve as the acting DOC chief.
07/01/11 Washington's Master License Service has shifted to the Department of Revenue. It also has a new name: Business Licensing Service.In May, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed legislation to move the service from the Department of Licensing. ...
07/01/11 MIKE BAKER Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. The head of Washington's corrections department abruptly resigned from his post Friday for what the governor's office simply described as "personal reasons." A spokesman for the Department of Corrections said he had no further details about the reason for Secretary Eldon Vail's departure. Gov. Chris Gregoire said in a statement shortly after accepting ...
06/17/11 Gov. Chris Gregoire began a weeklong trade mission in Europe on Friday, saying the overseas trip could spur Washington exports and the state's economic recovery.
06/17/11 BY JACOB JONES The Daily World Hoquiam Mayor Jack Durney said he received a call from Gov. Chris Gregoire offering her condolences and support in the wake of the Grays Harbor Paper mill closure earlier this week. The Hoquiam-based mill closed its doors Wednesday after 18 years, laying off its...
06/16/11 Gov. Chris Gregoire just signed a bill authorizing the state to lease its central distribution center to a private firm, but a second Costco-backed initiative to fully privatize liquor sales is in the works and could make the November ballot.
06/16/11 Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire approved huge budget cuts today that will hike tuition at the state's premier public university by 16 percent, the Associated Press reports. Tuition at the University of Washington will cost twice as much when Gregoire leaves office than it did in 2005. A report on Stateline.org explains that other states' higher [... ]
06/14/11 Gov. Chris Gregoire joked Monday that when she's done in office she'd like to take a little break -- "for a week or two" -- before deciding what to do next.
06/09/11 Gov. Chris Gregoire has awarded Pierce County a 2011 Smart Communities Award for enhancing the quality of life by building the Bridge to the Beach. Pierce County was one of 12 communities recognized yesterday by Gov. Gregoire.
06/09/11 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Governors from around the country will focus on job creation and the economy during their annual national conference in Salt Lake City. Democratic Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (GREG'-wahr) says most committee hearings during the National Governor's Association conference will emphasize ways to boost the economy. The NGA meets in downtown Salt Lake City July 15-17 ...
06/07/11 Gov. Chris Gregoire said Tuesday she was disappointed that lawmakers did not make more aggressive cuts to the many boards and commissions that assess everything from midwifery to noxious weeds.
06/07/11 Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at Washington state buildings be lowered to half-staff Tuesday in memory of a Port Angeles soldier killed in Afghanistan.
06/06/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press SEATTLE Gov. Chris Gregoire has scheduled a bill signing ceremony Monday in Seattle to take action on the bill allowing Washington colleges and universities to raise tuition. Tuition had been set by the Legislature. The transfer of authority to schools is meant to offset state budget cuts for higher education. Washington State University, for one, is ...
06/03/11 Associated Press - June 3, 2011 11:35 AM ET VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Gov. Chris Gregoire gives the Washington Legislature an `A' grade for its work in the recent special session.
06/01/11 Associated Press - June 1, 2011 3:55 PM ET OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at Washington agency buildings be lowered to half staff Thursday in memory of Adam...
05/26/11 Gov. Chris Gregoire wants to convince aerospace companies that Washington state is a one-stop shop for their business, but she's also trying to make sure that Boeing's next new airplane is made right here.
05/25/11 Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday appointed Sen. Phil Rockefeller, D-Bainbridge Island, to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. His appointment is effective July 1 and continues through Jan. 15, 2014. Rockefeller announced he will leave the Senate at the end of June.
05/25/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. State Sen. Phil Rockefeller is retiring from the Senate and moving to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. The Democrat from Bainbridge Island said Wednesday he will leave his seat in June to accept an appointment from Gov. Chris Gregoire. He is scheduled to start as a council member in July, with the appointment lasting until ... | 
