WA Taxpayers Asked to Sound Off on State Budget
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document.write("Public News Service - July 19, 2010
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document.write("Tacoma, WA - If you feel strongly about a particular program or service being delivered by state government in Washington...it\'s time to speak up about it. This evening (MONDAY) is the first of four public hearings in the next two weeks, to get ideas about how to create a new state budget with lots of priorities and limited funds. Comments from Marty Brown, director, Office of Financial Management.
WA State Workers Glum about First Furlough Day
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document.write("Public News Service - July 12, 2010
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document.write("Olympia, WA - From the Agriculture Department to Workforce Training and Education to the Governor\'s office, dozens of state agencies and offices are closed today (Monday). It\'s the first mandatory furlough day for thousands of Washington state government workers. Washington Federation of State Employees President Carol Dotlich (DOT-litch) says the workers are angry and frustrated by the way the state has handled the furlough plans. (She is a central supply supervisor at Western State Hospital in Tacoma.)
Supporters of Fair Elections Bill Make Their Case in WA
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document.write("Public News Service - July 9, 2010
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document.write("Seattle, WA – New political ads featuring images on an iPad airing on cable TV are carrying a popular message about \"fair\" elections. Comments from Celinda Lake, Democratic pollster with Lake Research Partners; and Republican strategist Mark McKinnon. Both have done research on public reception of the ideas in a new Fair Elections bill in Congress. Three members of Washington\'s congressional delegation are cosponsors of the bill.
Double-Checks Begin for Thousands of WA Voter Petitions
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document.write("Public News Service - July 6, 2010
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document.write("Olympia, WA – Last week was the deadline for turning in signatures on petitions to determine which initiatives Washington voters will see on their ballots in the November election. Now, the real fun begins for the Secretary of State\'s office – deciphering all those signatures to verify their authenticity. Comments from Shane Hamlin, assistant state elections director.
Can WA\'s Wealthy Help Solve State Budget Crisis?
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document.write("Public News Service - July 2, 2010
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document.write("Olympia, WA - Washington\'s proposed initiative to \"tax the rich\" - by instituting a state income tax on people who make more than $200,000 a year - has garnered an estimated 360,000 signatures, about 118,000 more than the number necessary to get it onto the November ballot. The signatures were turned in on Thursday to the Secretary of State\'s office. Comments from Bill Gates, Sr., co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and Jon Deleeuw (de-LAY-oh), owner, Not a Number, a card and gift shop in Seattle.