From Our Corner
From Your Corner of Washington: Iron Creek Campground
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Photograph courtesy of Bernadette Griffin
Tucked in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, the Iron Creek Campground is a popular campground site. The Cispus River and Iron Creek run alongside the campground near Mt. St.… Read more
Did you vote yet?
This year’s Primary Election deadline is just hours away now. Did you vote yet? Typically, about half of the people who vote in the Primary send in their ballot before Election Day. This means a lot of voters will be scrambling to meet the Tuesday deadline. If… Read more
From Your Corner of Washington: Morton Loggers Jubilee
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Photograph courtesy of Ben Helle
Featured above is part of the 68th Annual Loggers Jubilee held this past weekend in Morton. It was a weekend full of pole climbing, ax throwing, choke setting and many more timed… Read moreCountdown to the November 8th Day of Jubilation - Part 4
Image The year was 1875. Territorial legislators introduced a women's suffrage bill, but the measure lost in the House by a vote of 15 to 11. Better news next week, I promise!
Gregoire: Prepare for budget cuts and more cuts
Governor Gregoire is directing state agencies to make plans for possible spending cuts in the 4-to-7 percent range, beginning Oct. 1. Gregoire, sounding very sober despite a recent infusion of over a half-billion dollars in federal aid, told… Read more
R-71 case: Nearly 2m signatures released w/o incident
Image The state Elections Division, preparing for another court challenge of the Secretary of State's policy of releasing initiative petitions under terms of the voter-approved Public Records Act, notes that nearly 2 million… Read more
WSL Updates for August 12, 2010
Volume 6, August 12, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) ASK-WA LAUNCHES SMART PHONE APP
2) FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DENVER LIBRARY CONFERENCE
3) TRANSFORMING LIFE AFTER 50
4) ACTIVATE YOUR LYRASIS MEMBERSHIP NOW
5) FALL BOOK BUZZ 2010
6) FREE FUNDRAISING E-BOOK
7) FREE ONLINE CE EVENTS NEXT WEEK
… Read moreR-71 public records update: Release ban continues
U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle has ruled that Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed will continue to be blocked from releasing Referendum 71 signatures while challengers mount a federal court case that aims to keep the 138,000 names under wraps permanently. The judge, in a… Read more
Revenue update: Economy limps, tax collections lag
Image A new state economic and revenue update says the national economic recovery "appears to be stalling" and that state tax collections are lagging below expected levels. The report… Read more
Gregoire: Stickin' close to home
Governor Gregoire says she's called the White House and said, thanks, but no thanks. She's staying in Olympia. The governor had been touted as the next Obama choice for solicitor general, succeeding… Read more
Elway survey: Local governments feel the pinch
Image Independent pollster Stu Elway surveys local election officials every five years or so to see what's on their mind as the most important "issues or opportunities" facing their area for the next five or 10 years. This year, with the state… Read more
Budget crisis update: Congress OKs aid bill
Image The U.S. House, recalled to the Capitol from the campaign trail for a special sitting Tuesday, approved and sent to President Obama a $26 billion budget bailout for the states. For Washington, it will mean the… Read more
District of Columbia's Secretary visits Oly
Image Dr. Stephanie Scott, Secretary of the District of Columbia, paid a call on this Washington's Secretary of State, Sam Reed, at the state Capitol on Tuesday. She and her children, Mattie (left) and Zennon… Read more
Tales of a State Librarian
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State Librarian Jan Walsh smiles about a story during a brown-bag lunch event. Sitting next to Jan are State Elections Director Nick Handy (middle) and Dave Ammons, Communications Director for the Office of Secretary of State.
… Read moreHere's your quick guide to WA ballot measures
Image Here's a quick once-over from our state Elections Division (recap only, not the fancy wording from the Attorney General wordsmiths): Office of the Secretary of State 2010 Ballot Measures Overview Initiatives on the Ballot Initiative Measure 1098… Read moreClippings, July 30, 2010
WA State Library News State librarian Jan Walsh is calling it quits on a long public library career, effective August 31. The Office of the Secretary of State, which has overseen the library since budget cuts earlier in the decade, put out a news release announcing the decision by Walsh, who has worked as a librarian for 38 years. (The Olympian Online [Olympia], 7.29.10) http://www.theolympian.com/2010/… Read moreVoters wild about `direct democracy'
Image The use of the initiative and referendum process ebbs and flows from year to year, seeming to track the economy and whether interest groups believe Olympia is attentive to their issues.… Read more
WSL Updates for August 5, 2010
Volume 6, August 5, 2010 for the WSL Updates mailing list
Topics include:
1) USING WEBCAMS FOR ONLINE EVENTS
2) 2010 NORTHWEST INTERLIBRARY LOAN CONFERENCE
3) SELECTING AND RECOMMENDING INSPIRATIONAL FICTION
4) AN ADVOCACY PLAN FOR YOUR LIBRARY
5) HELPING JOB SEEKERS USING ELECTRONIC TOOLS AND FEDERAL RESOURCES
6) TOUR GRANTSTATION - YOUR FAST TRACK TO FUNDRAISING
7) FREE OCLC WEBINARS IN AUGUST
8) UPCOMING IMLS GRANT… Read more
R-71 petition challenge heading back to court
Protect Marriage Washington, gay-marriage opponents who forced a public vote on the state's new domestic partnership law last November, are heading back to court to try to ban public release of the 138,000 names of people who signed Referendum 71 petitions. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a… Read moreSecretary of State
Steve Hobbs
