Washington was one of 46 states facing budget shortfalls this year, as fallout from the national and global recession continues to cause drops in employment and corresponding spikes in demand…
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The need to move forward on health care – by Rep. Eileen Cody
I’m excited that national health care reform finally passed — not because that means our work is over, but because Washington state will get more freedom to innovate and more…
Kreidler and insurers to help Green River Valley businesses find flood coverage (OIC release)
OLYMPIA, Wash. – State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler and more than two dozen insurance companies have launched a new program to help Green River Valley businesses struggling to find flood…
$100 million now available for school energy, operational improvements
Jobs Act grants will fund improvements to deliver energy and operational costs savings in state’s K-12 public schools and colleges OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire and State Superintendent Randy Dorn…
Rep. Sherry Appleton to receive 2010 Champion of Justice Award
State Rep. Sherry Appleton (23rd District) has been named the recipient of the Champion of Justice Award for 2010, in recognition of her active defense of the individual rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights.