Christine Gregoire

Governors To Congress: Don't Cut 'The A-Team'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: National Guard, Video, Christine Gregoire, Council-of-Governors, Air National Guard, Terry Branstad, State and Local Government, National Governors Association, Air Force, Leon Panetta, Defense Department, Dave Heineman, Jack Markell, Politics News

The nations' governors are asking Congress to restore funding for the Air National Guard, saying that talks with the U.S. Department of Defense have f...

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One State Is Kicking A Huge Number Of Kids Off Of Medicaid

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Health Care Costs, Children, Budget Cuts, Economy, Budget, Ohio, Tom Corbett, Washington State, Health Insurance, Colorado, Video, Christine Gregoire, Pennsylvania, Kids, John Kasich, Medicaid, Health Care, Healthcare, Business News

In Pennsylvania, the struggle to keep up with the demand for health care among the state's poor residents means that nearly 90,000 children are losing...

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Occupying President's Day, Activists From Across US And Abroad Converge in Olympia

Mark Taylor-Canfield | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Christine Gregoire, Dorli Rainey, David Korten, offthebus2012, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Olympia, Alliance for GLobal Justice, Occupy Movement, Offthebus, Video, Politics News

Over President's Day weekend, Olympia, Washington became the first city in the nation to host a major national occupy movement conference.

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Top 10 Marijuana Highlights From 2011

Rob Kampia | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Chris Christie, Lincoln Chafee, Global Commission on Drug Policy, Martin O'Malley, District of Columbia, Marijuana, Maryland, Barney Frank, Ron Paul, Richard Branson, Medical Marijuana, Kofi Annan, Barack Obama, Jack Markell, George Shultz, Christine Gregoire, Peter Shumlin, New Jersey, New Mexico, Richard Nixon, Rob Kampia, Maine, Drug Czar, Marijuana Policy Project, President Clinton, Politics News

The following list comprises the 10 most significant, positive developments relating to marijuana policy reform in the U.S. in 2011.

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Governor Takes Stand On Gay Marriage

Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Chris Gregoire Gay Marriage, Washington Gay Marriage, Christine Gregoire, Video, Gay Rights, Christine Gregoire Gay Marriage, Chris Gregoire, Washington Governor Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Gregoire Gay Marriage, Politics News

SEATTLE--Washington governor Chris Gregoire announced her support for gay marriage legislation on Wednesday, potentially putting the state on trac...

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Senate Grants Governors' Wish

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, National Guard, Video, Christine Gregoire, Jan Brewer, Natural Disasters, Department of Defense, Terry Branstad, State and Local Government, Emergency Management, National Governors Association, Dual-Status-Commander, Council of Governors, Politics News

The U.S. Senate has moved forward with including dual status command as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. Long a wish of governors, the ...

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Securing the Homeland, One Hometown at a Time

Gov. Chris Gregoire | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Chris Gregoire, Christine Gregoire, Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security, Politics News

In a time of political polarization and economic difficulty, working together to make our communities more secure and resilient should be an effort in which we all come together.

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States of Pain

Nicole Lapin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Washington State, Christine Gregoire, Nouriel Roubini, States, Brian Schweitzer, Budgets, Meredith Whitney, Recession, Jack Markell, Cnbc, Politics News

Moving forward, the first quarter of the 2011 fiscal year will be a true test of how far the states have come in repairing their bruised economies. For some, it's not a question of hitting rock bottom, but how to climb out of the fiscal hole once they do.

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Sheldon Whitehouse and 4 Other Superb "Out of the Box" Suggestions to Replace Justice Stevens

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Gary Locke, Jonathan Turley, Christine Gregoire, Judiciary Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse, Glen Beck, Gregory Craig, Politics News

Yes, Glenn Beck would likely conjure a grand conspiracy in sending someone named "Whitehouse" to the Supreme Court, but as a sitting senator it would be difficult for Republicans to filibuster his nomination.

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Pacific Coast Collaborative Urges Local Action

Alixandra Gould | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pacific Coast Collaborative, Christine Gregoire, 2010 Olympics, Oregon, PCC, Canada, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kate Brown, Green News

Just hours before the Olympics officially kicked-off, the Pacific Coast Collaborative gathered in Vancouver. If action is going to be taken on the environment, it's going to have to start at the local level.

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Maurice Clemmons Hurt: Police Say Suspect In Ambush That Killed 4 Cops May Be Dead

AP | GENE JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Huckabee, Video, Christine Gregoire, Gregoire, Mike Huckabee, Crime, Parkland, Cop Shooting, Lakewood, Maurice Clemmons, Washington State, Seattle, Leschi, Home News

SEATTLE — Authorities believe the man sought in the slaying of four police officers is still alive and has been aided by a network of friends an...

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Washington Governor Christine Gregoire On Why She Gave Newspapers A Tax Break

The Daily Beast | Lloyd Grove | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Washington State Newspaper Tax Break, Newspaper Bailout, Christine Gregoire, Newspapers, Washington State, Media News

As she becomes the first governor in the nation to funnel taxpayer money into her state's ailing newspaper industry this week, Washington State's Chri...

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Newspaper Bailout: Washington State Approves Tax Cut For Newspapers

Business Insider | Nicholas Carlson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christine Gregoire, Newspaper Bailout, Newspapers, Washington State, Media News

Senator Kerry isn't cutting Arthur Sulzburger a fat check or anything so obvious, but make no mistake: the newspaper bailout is on. Washington Gove...

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Keeping Clean Energy, Public Comments on the Table

Bruce Nilles | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Clean Energy, Coal, Sierra Club, Washington, Centralia Coal Power Plant, Gov-Christine-Gregoire, Dan Ritzman, Christine Gregoire, Gov Christine Gregoire, TransAlta, Green Energy, Clean Air Act, Gov. Christine Gregoire, Green News

It's hard to know what to think when this whole process has been conducted behind closed doors, but it's hard to believe that this process is in the people's best interest.

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Chris Gregoire Commerce Secretary? Washington Governor's DC Trip Fuels Speculation

Huffington Post, TheHill.com, marcambinder.theatlantic.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chris Gregoire, Gregoire Commerce, Christine Gregoire, Obama Transition, Obama's Cabinet, Home News

There were conflicting reports tonight that Washington Governor Christine Gregoire might replace Bill Richardson as President-elect Obama's pick for C...

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Megyn Kelly Schools Bill O'Reilly (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Washington State, Christine Gregoire, Video, Megyn Kelly, Bill O'Reilly, Megyn Kelly Bill O'Reilly, Media News

Megyn Kelly schooled Bill O'Reilly in a discussion of Washington state law on Monday night's "O'Reilly Factor." Kelly, the host of "America's Newsroo...

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Reason's Greetings

Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Manufactroversy, War on Christmas, Religion, Christine Gregoire, Washington State, Bill O'Reilly, Healthy Living News

Many of us--Christians and nonChristians alike, are tired of Evangelicals' astounding sense of entitlement and frightened by how far it has gotten them.

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A Model for the Nation

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Al Gore, Christine Gregoire, govoter.org, Politics News

State College, PA and Seattle -- I was at Penn State during Barack Obama's 30 minute campaign video (it's sleazy and dishonest to call it an "infomerc...

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"Builder-gate" (WA): Is the Republican Candidate for Governor Another Bush, Another Nixon, or Both?

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rightwing, Dino Rossi, Christine Gregoire, Washington State, Election Scandal, Governor, Biaw, Politics News

Although he shuns the Republican label in favor of "GOP", Dino Rossi promises to bring a George Bush regime to our beautiful state of Washington

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2008 Washington Gubernatorial General Election:
Rossi (R) vs. Gregoire (D-i)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2008, Active, Christine Gregoire, Dino Rossi, General, Governor, Pollster, Politics News

WA-Gov: Rossi vs Gregoire

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Washington Governor Endorses Obama

Political Radar | Jake Tapper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Washington Caucus, Washington Governor Obama, Christine Gregoire, Washington Caucus, Christine Gregoire Obama, 2008 Election, Barack Obama Endorsements, Washington Governor, Obama Endorsement, Politics News

Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire will endorse Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, today, the day before the Washington Caucuses. Gregoire's endorsement ...

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