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		<title>Patrick Reed of Sumner will challenger Chris Hurst in 31st Legislative District</title>
		<link>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/09/patrick-reed-of-sumner-will-challenger-chris-hurst-in-31st-legislative-district/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Callaghan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Campaign News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voting & Elections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Hurst]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Reed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Patrick Reed will challenge 31st District incumbent Christopher Hurst in this fall's election for the state House of Representatives.
Reed lives in Sumner and is currently a program manager for the Secretary of State's office in Olympia. He will run as a Republican.
"I’m running for the Legislature because unemployment is impacting so many families in my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pictures of officers could become secret</title>
		<link>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/pictures-of-officers-could-become-secret/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/pictures-of-officers-could-become-secret/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Schrader</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Washington Legislature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakewood shootings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lynn Kessler]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The House Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously this evening that photographs in the personnel files of police, court and corrections employees should not be public records.
Nor would birth dates from the files be publicly available if HB 1317 passes.
It's something police asked for in the wake of the death of four Lakewood officers. House [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gregoire considers tax on toxics, oil</title>
		<link>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/gregoire-considers-tax-on-toxics-oil/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/gregoire-considers-tax-on-toxics-oil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Shannon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Washington Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Chris Gregoire said today she doesnt believe industry warnings that a tax increase on toxic substances such as oil must lead to a boost in gas prices.
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		<title>Gregoire wants clarifications on K-12 funding ruling</title>
		<link>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/gregoire-wants-clarifications-on-k-12-funding-ruling/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/gregoire-wants-clarifications-on-k-12-funding-ruling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Shannon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Washington Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More than 30 House lawmakers have signed  a letter circulated by Rep. Ross Hunter,  asking that Gov. Chris Gregoire and Attorney General Rob McKenna not appeal last weeks King County court ruling on school funding.
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		<title>Dicks in line to head key congressional subcommittee</title>
		<link>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/dicks-in-line-to-head-key-congressional-subcommittee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Henrikson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norm Dicks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Today's death of Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha has implications for Washington state's power rating in Congress. That's because Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair,  is next in line of seniority on the powerful Defense Appropriations House subcommittee. 
As ranking member of the majority party, Dicks would be the "one most likely to succeed," Dicks' spokesman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gregoire wants looser cash flow to small banks</title>
		<link>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/gregoire-wants-looser-cash-flow-to-small-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/gregoire-wants-looser-cash-flow-to-small-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Shannon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Washington Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Chris Gregoire said today she has corresponded with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and asked for federal help in making it easier for local or community banks to obtain money for loans. But she did not seek help for any specific failing state banks.
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		<title>Hospitals: Tax us, er, assess us</title>
		<link>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/hospitals-tax-us-er-assess-us/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/hospitals-tax-us-er-assess-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Schrader</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Washington Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hospitals want lawmakers to charge them a tax, or as they call it, an assessment, that they expect to get back in the form of higher state rates of payment for medical care.
The House Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing today on a bill to do that.
The idea is to bring more federal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secretary: Agency can fix problems</title>
		<link>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/secretary-agency-can-fix-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/secretary-agency-can-fix-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Schrader</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Washington Legislature]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The head of the state's largest agency says her department has lots of problems - and that's why lawmakers should leave it alone.
The effort to split up the Department of Social and Health Services into four departments got another hearing today. Critics say it's too big and unwieldy and its mistakes have cost the state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gregoire says state tax revenue collection not up much but at least not down</title>
		<link>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/gregoire-says-state-tax-revenue-collection-not-up-much-but-at-least-not-down/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/gregoire-says-state-tax-revenue-collection-not-up-much-but-at-least-not-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Callaghan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Governor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Legislature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arun Raha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Gregoire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At her press conference this morning, Gov. Chris Gregoire gave a little preview of this Friday's revenue forecast: Not bad, not bad at all.
That's based on December tax collections which are up more than forecast. While state economists were predicting 2 percent growth, the actual collections are showing a 3.6 percent increase over the previous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wingard announces bid for Pierce County Council</title>
		<link>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/wingard-announces-bid-for-pierce-county-council/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/02/08/wingard-announces-bid-for-pierce-county-council/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wickert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Campaign News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pierce County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[County Council]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Larry Wingard of Lakebay has announced he will seek election to the Pierce County Council District 7 seat currently held by Councilman Terry Lee, R-Gig Harbor.
Wingard, 72, and his wife Sharon own Shiloh Farm in Lakebay, where they sell fruits and vegetables and have a pumpkin patch, according to this article in the Peninsula Gateway.
Wingard, [...]]]></description>
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