Governor Christine Gregoire

Over the weekend our own amazing Junebug Image Editor Kim Bamberg, along with her husband Adam of La Vie Photography, were the photographers at the wedding of Courtney Gregoire and Scott Lindsay, the daughter and new son-in-law of the Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire. The outdoor wedding was the very first to ever take place at the 100-year-old Governor’s mansion in Olympia, Washington and was absolutely spectacular! Governor Gregoire was gracious and relaxed, in true Northwest spirit. She was involved throughout the day from documenting the set up first thing in the morning to ending the night celebrating on the dance floor. Like the ... Read Full Story

This past Thursday Governor Christine Gregoire issued a recommended budget cut of about 12% or $31 million cut from the annual allocated $262 million. During the next two years the cut will also include a 7% increase in tuition. "WSU fully realizes that sacrifices must be made during these difficult financial times," WSU President Elson S. Floyd said after being briefed on the governor’s budget. "The governor has repeatedly made a commitment to education and her proposed budget reflects this priority. WSU will continue to take the appropriate steps to manage within this fiscal environment." The Tri City Citizen Says: “If that level of ... Read Full Story

There has been lots of talk about the clean energy jobs that can be created with substantial US investment in green industries, but in a Senate hearing this week the talk was less about potential and more about results. Washington Governor Christine Gregoire testified: In 2007, Gregoire set a goal of having 25,000 green jobs in her state by 2020, but that goal has been met in just two years with 47,000 jobs in the state now considered “green,” she said. Washington has also had dramatic success in ramping up its wind power industry; in 2001, virtually none of the state’s power came from ... Read Full Story

As I noted yesterday, the list of corrupt/idiotic Democrats who have hurt their state in one way or another is numerous, I mentioned a few names, and I have decided to expand that list (Just ones that I know of, I will do a complete list later this week) : Governor Pat Quinn - Illinois. Governor Deval Patrick - Massachusetts. Governor Jennifer Granholm - Michigan. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger - California (he is not a Republican, not one issue). Governor Jon Corzine - New Jersey Governor Bill Richardson - New Mexico, corruption. Governor David Paterson - New York. Governor Ed Rendell - Pennsylvania. Governor Tim ... Read Full Story

In August 2003 Christine Gregoire was diagnosed with breast cancer. She is reported as saying to her surgeon, "I'm obviously going to drop out of the race for governor." He reportedly responded with, 'Why would you do that? She was elected Washington's second female Governor in November 2004 and was reelected in 2008. Read Full Story