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Sir Brad: Spain honors WA lieutenant gov

Brad Owen, Washington's fun-loving, globe-trotting lieutenant governor, has been knighted by the Spanish government. Owen, a Democrat from the nearby timber town of Shelton, is best known for his passion for rock music and the pomp of presiding over ...

From DAVID AMMONS, Associated Press,  2 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Brad Owen,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Antonio Sanchez,  Juan de Fuca

WA lawmakers leave behind big, expensive `punt list'

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- A small airplane buzzed the state Capitol just before lawmakers adjourned, trailing behind was a long banner that implored: "Save our Sonics - Next year is too late!" But lawmakers, feeling jammed by an 11th-hour bid for public ...

From DAVID AMMONS, Associated Press,  22 Mar 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Dino Rossi,  U.S. Republican Party,  Lisa Brown

Gregoire OKs public financing of local campaigns

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Gov. Chris Gregoire on Monday signed Democratic-sponsored legislation to allow voter-approved public financing of some local races. The measure, approved during the recent legislative session with only Democratic votes, removes ...

From DAVID AMMONS, Associated Press,  17 Mar 2008

WA Justice Charles Johnson seeks another high court term

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Justice Charles Johnson, the senior member of the Washington state Supreme Court, says he's running for a fourth six-year term. Johnson has nearly 18 years seniority on the state's highest court. He was a surprise winner of his ...

From DAVID AMMONS, Associated Press,  17 Mar 2008

Senate OKs budget, lawmakers head toward adjournment

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The Washington Senate, juggling election-year spending with grim predictions of deficits, on Thursday approved a new state budget that boosts teacher salaries and myriad state programs while socking away $835 million. The House ...

From DAVID AMMONS, Associated Press,  13 Mar 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Dino Rossi

Gregoire `shocked' by reports on friend Spitzer

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- When Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire wanted to informally kick off her re-election bid last summer, she called in an old friend as the headline attraction for her fundraiser: New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. On Tuesday, she said ...

From DAVID AMMONS, Associated Press,  11 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Eliot Spitzer,  U.S. Republican Party

Largest Ferry System Hits Rough Waters

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. (AP) -- Starved of money for nearly a decade, the nation's largest ferry system has hit rough water. The ferries that cruise Puget Sound and surrounding waters have become symbols of the Pacific Northwest, recalling its rich ...

From DAVID AMMONS, Buffalo News,  10 Mar 2008

APNewsBreak: Gregoire: Bill-signing first, fundraising later

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Gov. Chris Gregoire says she won't launch her re-election bid or personally raise campaign cash until after she's finished signing or vetoing legislation in early April. But she tells The Associated Press it's legal for her ...

From DAVID AMMONS, Associated Press,  7 Mar 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party

APNewsBreak: Sohn announces bid for treasurer

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- ChangMook Sohn, for years the state's chief economist, plans to run for state treasurer. Sohn retired on Friday from his nonpartisan post as director of the state Revenue Forecast Council, and now tells The Associated Press he's ...

From DAVID AMMONS, Associated Press,  3 Mar 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party

WA House OKs bare-bones transportation budget

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The Washington House has approved a bare-bones state transportation budget that would plug some big spending gaps, pay for new ferry vessels, and set the stage for construction of a new floating bridge across Lake ...

From DAVID AMMONS, Associated Press,  22 Feb 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party

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