You see it, and youre just kind of overwhelmed by what humans can do, what they can accomplish, said former Gov. Chris Gregoire, who ended an eight-year, $160 million process quagmire by proposing the giant tunnel in January 2009 to replace the old viaduct.
That would mark a full decade since former Gov. Chris Gregoire chose the deep-bore tunnel option and lawmakers approved legislation to make it happen, sponsored by then-Sen. Ed Murray, now Seattle mayor.
Date: Apr 01, 2017
Category: Business
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Pierce County faces lawsuit for telling voters to mail ballots by Nov. 4
Hamilton is a tiger shark in American election law. He cut his teeth in the long 2000 vote count that saw Sen. Maria Cantwell eke out a 2,800-vote victory over GOP Sen. Slade Gorton, and the 2005 court trial that sustained the election (by a 133-vote margin) of Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Date: Oct 27, 2016
Category: U.S.
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Study: Opioid use down in states with medical marijuana
The Drug Enforcement Administration rejected a petition by former Washington state Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire and former Rhode Island Republican Gov. Lincoln Chafee to reclassify marijuana, which would have allowed pharmacies to fill marijuana prescriptions.
Date: Sep 19, 2016
Category: Health
Source: Google
DEA Declines Request to Reclassify Marijuana, Citiing Its 'High Potential for Abuse'
Former Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee also petitioned for rescheduling of marijuana in November 2011. Current Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo took over the petition after winning their gubernatorial elections.
Date: Aug 13, 2016
Category: Health
Source: Google
State's experiment with medical marijuana paved way for legalization
Then-Gov. Chris Gregoire vetoed portions of Senate Bill 5073 in April 2011 on the grounds that state regulation of a substance that was illegal on the federal level could open state employees to prosecution.April 2011: Gov. Chris Gregoire vetoes portions of Senate Bill 5073, designed to regulate the distribution of medical marijuana, over her concerns that state regulation of a substance that was illegal on the federal level would open state employees to prosecution. Portions of the bill that allowed c
Date: Jun 28, 2016
Category: Health
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Washington takes its turn at selecting a Democrat in Saturday's caucuses
But in the birthplace of Boeing, Clinton supporters hope Sanders will suffer for that stance. Prominent state Democrats including former Gov. Chris Gregoire have criticized Sanders for siding with conservative Republicans against the Ex-Im reauthorization.
Date: Mar 19, 2016
Category: U.S.
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Washington, NOAA launch next step of shellfish initiative started in 2011
Inslee joined federal, tribal and other leaders at the National Fish & Oyster Co. in Olympia to launch the second phase of the Washington Shellfish Initiative, which former Gov. Chris Gregoire initiated in 2011.