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		<title>Gov. Chris Gregoire: &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing regular about this session&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/gov-chris-gregoire-theres-nothing-regular-about-this-session/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Chris Gregoire is joined by Sen. Lisa Brown and Rep. Frank Chopp.
She said there&#8217;s nothing regular about this session. &#8220;We are confronting the worst economic times in 80 years,&#8221; she said. 
&#8220;This session is about moving forward. Tonight and today I congratulate the Legislature&#8221; for taking &#8220;major steps&#8221; forward on school reform and levy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adjourned! Updated</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Details to come on any special session &#8230; stay tuned.
Gov. Chris Gregoire just announced that she&#8217;ll hold a press conference at 9:15 p.m. to discuss the end of session. TVW will be there live, as will I.
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		<title>Also: Cell phone bill passed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bill to make talking on a cell phone while driving a primary offense passed the House as-is. Now it will head to Gov. Chris Gregoire.
The bill will also ban texting while driving. The House initially took away the provisions making cell phone chatting a primary offense, but left in the texting provision and made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate, House agree on education reform bill</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/senate-house-agree-on-education-reform-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate is now debating the Race to the Top education reform bill.
&#8220;The hour is late but this is a very, very important bill. I think this is the right time to end the session on this note,&#8221; she said. &#8220;This bill is something that we have waited for for many years,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate&#8217;s ready to adjourn &#8230;. kind of.</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/senates-ready-to-adjourn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House just passed the Race to the Top bill and the Senate just moved to adjourn.
That passed unanimously. But they&#8217;re not adjourned yet: They&#8217;ll have to wait for the House.
While waiting, they can still pass more bills.
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		<title>Education funding debate in the Senate</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/education-funding-debate-in-the-senate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate is debating a bill to change the way the state funds schools in the future.
Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe said passing the bill would be a high note for the end of session. She said schools need more funding and this bill is the way to do it. 
Sen. Curtis King said the bill promises [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gov. Chris Gregoire: Special session details</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/gov-chris-gregoire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Chris Gregoire is on set with Jessica Gao now on The Impact&#8217;s special Sine Die edition.
A crowd of about a two dozen lobbyists have gathered just outside the set &#8212; which is in the legislative building for today &#8212; and they&#8217;re watching, silently to see what the governor has to say. Tune in now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updated: Senate passed school levy bill</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/up-now-in-the-senate-school-levy-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/up-now-in-the-senate-school-levy-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[levy lid lift]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate is now debating amendments on a bill to increase the levy lid. I&#8217;ll update when they start debate on final passage. Here is the bill.
Sen. Cheryl Pflug: &#8220;This isn&#8217;t temporary,&#8221; she said. &#8220;This is not about the state doing statewide funding,&#8221; she said, &#8220;we did drop that bill, it did not get a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compromise on GAU</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/compromise-on-gau/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/compromise-on-gau/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson was on set with Jessica Gao earlier this afternoon and said she and Sen. Jim Hargrove have come to a compromise on General Assistance-Unemployable reform.
She said their agreement would save the state about $24 million. In the agreement: A lifetime maximum of 24 months on GAU, a voucher system for new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sine Die so far: No word on special session, but interviews on public safety and more</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2010/03/sine-die-so-far-no-word-on-special-session-but-interviews-on-public-safety-and-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[pain management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jessica is on set all day today doing interviews with lawmakers. Here&#8217;s a quick update:
- She&#8217;s spoken with Reps. Chris Hurst and Chris Hurst about public safety.
- She also spoke with Rep. Ross Hunter.  That will air soon.
- No official word yet on special session. 
- Right now the Senate just passed the bill to [...]]]></description>
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