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Yakima's Brian Bonlender was tapped this week by Governor Jay Inslee to be the state's new Commerce Department director.

Bonlender served as Inslee's chief-of-staff and legislative director, running the congressman's office and acting as his primary advisor on economic issues. He

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Former Selah attorney and U.S. Representative Jay Inslee was sworn in as Washington's 23rd governor earlier this month.

Governor Inslee was a guest on Wednesday's Mike Bastinelli show. He talked about Washington's new marijuana law, Yakima River Basin legislation, illegal immigration, pending legislation, and more

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Chris Gregoire is set to unveil her final budget proposal before leaving office next month.

Gregoire will release the proposed budget Tuesday morning at her office at the Capitol

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SEATTLE (AP) — Pollster Matt Barreto says Latino and Asian-American voters were the deciding factors in Governor-elect Jay Inslee's win over Republican candidate Rob McKenna.

Barreto estimates that about 140,000 Latinos voted in these past elections. Whi

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SEATTLE (AP) — Jay Inslee, Washington's governor-elect, has announced the co-chairs of his Transition Committee.

They are Washington State University President Elson Floyd, Renton School District Superintendent Mary Alice Heuschel and Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — New ballots are having little impact on Washington's race for governor.

Election officials around the state tallied thousands of more votes Thursday, but Democrat Jay Inslee still held about 51 percent of the vote compared to 49 percent for Republican Rob McKenna

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A fresh round of ballot tallies shows little change in Washington's race for governor.

Republican Rob McKenna said Wednesday that he believed late ballots would break in his direction

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state's race for governor remains too close to call, with hundreds of thousands of ballots left to count.

Early results Tuesday night showed Democrat Jay Inslee with a slight lead over Republican Rob McKenna

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Jay Inslee is running as a Democrat for the governor's seat in next week's election. A former Selah attorney and congressman who represented both the 4th and 1st congressional districts, Inslee faces Republican Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna in the governor's race

On Tuesday's Mike Bastinelli show, Inslee talked about his opponent, campaign issues, and what he hopes to accomplish if elected

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Seattle Times Co. began an active campaign Wednesday to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna and gay marriage, part of a push to demonstrate the effectiveness of newspaper political advertising

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