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31 Oct, 2007 3:35 pm
Sure, your governor may fight wildfires. Your governor may even win a tight blue jeans contest. But does your governor dress up as Mumbles the Penguin for Halloween?
11 Feb 3:54 pm
Even Washington Governor Christine Gregoire was called to serve jury duty. Gov. Gregoire served on Monday at Thurston County Superior Court. She was called for a criminal case involving theft, forgery and bail jumping. Gov.
Gregoire was in the prospective juror pool but she was not called to serve and she went back to work in the governor's office after she was
dismissed. It is good to see ...
8 Jan, 2008 5:46 am
From the Seattle Weekly article by Mike Seely: Governor Christine Gregoire has announced her support
for legislation that would allow highway patrolman to start setting up sobriety checkpoints on Washington State roads, despite years of legal precedent pointing to their
unconstitutionality...
15 Dec, 2007 7:00 pm
12-15-2007 Washington: Despite the opposition of Gov. Christine Gregoire and the University of
Washington, the doors of Carol Clarke's University District rental properties remain open to convicted sex offenders. Earlier this year, the UW persuaded Gregoire to order the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to remove convicted sex offenders on probation from ... been model tenants in the seven years she
has rented to them. She said Gregoire and UW "don't own the property. They act like they do ...
16 Dec, 2007 8:11 am
View the article here 12/15/2007 Despite the opposition of Gov. Christine Gregoire and the University
of Washington, the doors of Carol Clarke's University District rental properties remain open to convicted sex offenders. Earlier this year, the UW persuaded Gregoire to order the state Department of Corrections (DOC) to remove convicted sex offenders on probation ... model tenants in the seven years she has rented
to them. She said Gregoire and UW "don't own the property. They act like they ...
9 Jan, 2008 8:03 am
... Gregoire, is now calling on the legislature to abandon that protection. Gregoire Calls for
Sobriety Checkpoints Olympia, WA. Jan. 8 - Gov. Christine Gregoire wants the state Legislature to
authorize police to set up sobriety spot checks, a practice unseen in Washington since the state Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional in 1988… The national and Pacific Northwest
MADD organizations are targeting sobriety checkpoints and ...
17 Jul, 2008 3:40 am
... has withdrawn his request for reappointment to the Dental Quality Assurance Commission (DQAC). In a letter he sent to Governor Christine
Gregoire, Dr. Quarnstrom questions the review process involved in the cases of patients who have died as a result of dental ... serving when I
have such profound reservations about how the DQAC process is conducted." Dr. Quarnstrom's letter to Gov. Gregoire highlights his concerns: His
belief that the DQAC and Board of Health ignored and covered up cases where ...
11 Sep, 2008 6:30 am
... an interview on social and religious issues with the two candidates for Governor of Washington state. Incumbent Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire, a Catholic, said she is pro-choice. She added: "I'm not going to have my religion ... having the
rights and responsibilities of married couples, but would leave the formal issue of marriage to churches. Gregoire personally opposes assisted
suicide, but will respect the outcome of a November initiative on the issue. She favors requiring pharmacies ...
14 Feb, 2008 10:59 am
... in Washington designed to avoid their own state Supreme Court's ruling that DUI roadblocks were illegal. The Governor of the state, Christine Gregoire, has very publicly thrown her political muscle behind the new bill… DUI Roadblock Bill Dies in
Olympia Olympia, WA. Seattle Times - Gov. Christine Gregoire suffered her first major defeat of the
2008 Legislature on Thursday when her push for drunken-driving checkpoints died without enough ...
17 Jun 6:53 am
... in the State of Washington through May 2009. Domestic Partnerships Under legislation signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on May 18, 2009, state registered domestic partners are "family members" for purposes of employment. ... If opponents qualify for the ballot, the law
is delayed until the results of the November election. Unemployment Compensation Gov. Christine Gregoire signed legislation temporarily increasing unemployment compensation. The new law temporarily increases unemployment benefits by ...
30 Aug 7:37 pm
8-31-2009 Washington:Gov. Christine Gregoire implemented an emergency program to monitor 50 of the
state's most dangerous sex offenders with GPS tracking units.OLYMPIA, Wash. - Gov. Christine Gregoire
implemented an emergency program to monitor 50 of the state's most dangerous sex offenders with GPS tracking units.The program is expected to cost $400,000 and will be paid for with an
emergency
9 Oct, 2007 8:08 am
... to have all registered sex offenders banned from the densely populated neighborhood north of its main campus. With the support of Gov. Christine Gregoire, 13 offenders are being forced to move this month. For the past seven years, sex offenders on
probation have quietly ... the governor. The university alone can't say who can live in neighborhoods that are part of the city. After Gregoire
spoke with DOC top brass, community corrections staff members in Seattle are scrambling to find new housing for ...
12 Dec, 2008 2:36 pm
... has spent the past 14 years after being convicted of second-degree robbery. The recommendation now goes to Gov. Christine Gregoire. If Gregoire approves the clemency, Dozier will be the first inmate sentenced to life under the state's
three-strikes law ... around," Carlson said. "He has won the confidence of people within the institution and outside the institution." In a letter to Gregoire and Margaret Smith, chair of the Clemency and Pardons Board, Satterberg said that Dozier "has expressed remorse ...
15 May, 2007 9:41 am
On Tuesday, May 15, 2007, Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law the Insurance
Fair Conduct Act. This bill finally gives real penalties for insurance companies who unreasonably deny a claim or fail ... also allows the court to award up to three times the amount of
the actual damage if denial was egregious. Please thank Governor Gregoire and the sponsors of this legislation, Senator Brian Weinstein and
Representative Steve Kirby. The consumers of Washington State finally have a ...
15 Jul, 2007 8:06 am
... the public that, despite the way Elliott Bay glitters in the afternoon sun, beneath the surface it is gravely ill. Gov. Christine
Gregoire has chosen Ruckelshaus to become the kingpin in a brand-new state agency, the Puget Sound Partnership, formed by ... serve on the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Science Advisory Board. And in 2005, he was appointed by Governor Gregoire to co-chair the
Puget Sound Partnership to organize the cleanup of Puget Sound. He is a graduate, cum laude, ...
25 Sep, 2007 5:15 am
The Seattle Times reports that Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire has announced that the
Washington may sue the federal government over the Bush Administration's recent income limits on the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Gregoire said she's baffled by the...
30 Nov, 2007 11:57 am
... for enhanced driver's licenses can then use them at land and sea ports of entry. This does not apply to airplane flights. In June of 2006, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire and B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell met at a regional economic summit to talk ... that traditionally
required only a simple driver's license as proof of identity. In March of this year, Governor Gregoire and Homeland Security Secretary Michael
Chertoff signed a memorandum of understanding allowing Washington to ...
13 Dec, 2007 4:54 am
... sex offenders are tethered to tracking devices that document their locations within a half-block. The devices are at the heart of Gov. Christine Gregoire's promise to keep people safe from sex predators. On Wednesday, the governor asked the state
Legislature for $8.2 ... mindful of their actions." The DOC tracking program was limited in use and lacked funding until this summer, when Gregoire pushed for changes after 12-year-old Zina Linnik, of Tacoma, was abducted and killed allegedly at the hands ...
16 Dec, 2007 7:53 am
... correctional trackers. In Washington, tracking was a largely unfunded, little-used program until September, when Gov. Chris Gregoire
ordered immediate funding for it. From the Seattle Times here, "Are GPS devices for sex offenders worth it?": More than ... are tethered to tracking devices that document their
locations within a half-block. The devices are at the heart of Gov. Christine Gregoire's promise to
keep people safe from sex predators. On Wednesday, the governor asked the state Legislature ...
19 Feb, 2008 10:37 pm
... sex offenders are tethered to tracking devices that document their locations within a half-block. The devices are at the heart of Gov. Christine Gregoire's promise to keep people safe from sex predators. On Wednesday, the governor asked the state
Legislature for $8.2 ... mindful of their actions." The DOC tracking program was limited in use and lacked funding until this summer, when Gregoire pushed for changes after 12-year-old Zina Linnik, of Tacoma, was abducted and killed allegedly at the hands ...
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