Chris Gregoire news

It's been a week since we first brought you the images of that landslide on Highway 410. Images now brought to life for Gov. Christine Gregoire as she examines the scene from the air.

Declared criminally insane, instead of being straitjacketed and locked away as might be depicted by film or fiction, Phillip A. Paul in the past two decades has spent time living and working in downtown Spokane, fathered a child, created music videos and racked up $85,000 in credit card bills.

An old eye sore is now an award winner from the governor. It's quite a turnaround for the Richland Wye. Thursday, Governor Chris Gregoire named five winners in the state for best economic development.

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire said Tuesday she would consider tax increases as officials run out of ways to fix the state's recession-hammered budget.

A West Richland tradition is getting attention from across the state. A "Time of Remembrance" started three years ago to remember men and women in the armed forces that have fallen. With two special guests, Sunday’s crowd was the biggest ever.

It was back to school for the governor today.

The Secretary of Energy's big visit to Hanford carried a big announcement: The state settled a lawsuit against the feds over cleanup timelines.

Washington state and federal officials announced a court-enforceable schedule Tuesday for cleaning up the nation's most contaminated nuclear site, ending more than two years of negotiations that followed dozens of missed deadlines.

About two dozen seriously ill prisoners in Washington state could soon be released from prison - as long as their freedom is expected to save the cash-strapped state money.

Gov. Chris Gregoire is opposing an initiative that would cap government revenue growth. Initiative 1033 would cap the yearly growth of state, county and city general funds at the rate of inflation plus population growth.

Transportation projects are the most visible indication of more than $827 million in federal stimulus money that has been spent in the state so far this year. But more significant is the money still...more working its way through the economy, said Jill Satran, Gov. Chris Gregoire's main adviser on stimulus projects.

Higher demand for government services, particularly health programs, is pushing Washington's state budget deeper into the red amid the lingering recession.

The state is receiving $672 million in federal stimulus money that state officials say will help offset budget cuts in the K-12 education system.

The campaign against expanding the state's domestic partnership law is challenging the wording of its potential ballot measure. A petition to amend the referendum language was filed Tuesday in Thurston County Superior Court by Larry Stickney, who is president of the Washington Values Alliance.