Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » Inslee http://newstalk870.am Sun, 19 May 2013 03:26:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Inslee Narrows Focus in Special Legislative Session to Budgets, Transportation, Drunk Driving http://newstalk870.am/inslee-narrows-focus-in-special-legislative-session-to-budgets-transportation-drunk-driving/ http://newstalk870.am/inslee-narrows-focus-in-special-legislative-session-to-budgets-transportation-drunk-driving/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:12:14 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=135657 Gov. Inslee has whittled down his wish list for the special legislative session in Olympia.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/inslee-narrows-focus-in-special-legislative-session-to-budgets-transportation-drunk-driving/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jeff T. Green/Getty Images) Gov. Inslee in Controversial Letter to Supporters Urges: 'Students Over Tax Breaks' http://newstalk870.am/letter-sent-to-supporters-by-gov-inslee-references-choosing-students-over-tax-breaks/ http://newstalk870.am/letter-sent-to-supporters-by-gov-inslee-references-choosing-students-over-tax-breaks/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:24:43 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=135131 A recent email letter sent out by Gov. Inslee is ruffling a few feathers, especially in the business community. Newstalk 870 has a copy.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/letter-sent-to-supporters-by-gov-inslee-references-choosing-students-over-tax-breaks/feed/ 0 (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) Gov. Inslee Coming to Tri-Cities Monday http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-coming-to-tri-cities-monday/ http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-coming-to-tri-cities-monday/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 23:06:10 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=134291 Gov. Jay Inslee will be stopping by our area next Monday.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-coming-to-tri-cities-monday/feed/ 0 (Washington.gov) Gov. Inslee Signs New Gender-Neutral Language Bill http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-signs-new-gender-neutral-language-bill-will-benefit-carbon-based-life-units/ http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-signs-new-gender-neutral-language-bill-will-benefit-carbon-based-life-units/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:59:05 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=132362 Today Gov. Inslee signed into a law a bill that removes the words "men" or "women" in official state-generated literature of any kind.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-signs-new-gender-neutral-language-bill-will-benefit-carbon-based-life-units/feed/ 0 (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) Gov. Inslee Echoes Obama's Bitterness Over Gun Bill Failure, Calls For New Gun Controls http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-echoes-obamas-bitterness-over-gun-bill-failure-calls-for-new-gun-controls/ http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-echoes-obamas-bitterness-over-gun-bill-failure-calls-for-new-gun-controls/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:02:38 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=131479 Inslee apparently considered the controversial Senate gun bill "common sense."

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-echoes-obamas-bitterness-over-gun-bill-failure-calls-for-new-gun-controls/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Gov. Inslee's New Budget Hopes to Tax Rental Income http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslees-new-budget-includes-plan-to-tax-rental-income/ http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslees-new-budget-includes-plan-to-tax-rental-income/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:51:40 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=129612 Although it hasn't been well-publicized, a tax pushed by Gov. Jay Inslee would affect about 10,000 Washington residents.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslees-new-budget-includes-plan-to-tax-rental-income/feed/ 0 (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Can Mid-Columbia Microbreweries Afford Gov. Inslee's Proposed Beer Tax? http://newstalk870.am/how-would-gov-inslees-proposed-beer-tax-affect-mid-columbia-microbreweries/ http://newstalk870.am/how-would-gov-inslees-proposed-beer-tax-affect-mid-columbia-microbreweries/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:56:32 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=129079 Gov. Jay Inslee recently rolled out his budget plan. Newstalk 870 reported late last week part of Inslee's new Working Washington Budget Priorities includes extending a temporary Business and Occupation tax and a temporary $.50 per gallon beer tax. This would include microbreweries, who are currently exempt.

The two taxes were part of for

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/how-would-gov-inslees-proposed-beer-tax-affect-mid-columbia-microbreweries/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Ice Harbor Brewery Facebook page) Gov. Inslee on New Budget: 'I Choose Education Over Tax Breaks' http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-on-his-new-budget-i-choose-education-over-tax-breaks/ http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-on-his-new-budget-i-choose-education-over-tax-breaks/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:00:58 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=128290 Saying the state cannot fund its basic education obligations, Governor Jay Inslee proposed extending several taxes set to expire in June.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-on-his-new-budget-i-choose-education-over-tax-breaks/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jeff T. Green/Getty Images) Is Gov. Inslee Using Environmental Impact Study to Kill Coal Jobs? http://newstalk870.am/is-gov-inslee-using-enviornmental-impact-study-to-kill-coal-jobs-in-washington/ http://newstalk870.am/is-gov-inslee-using-enviornmental-impact-study-to-kill-coal-jobs-in-washington/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:19:21 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=127924 Gov. Jay Inslee and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber have called for a "broad environmental review" of proposed coal terminals in Washington that could create thousands of jobs.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/is-gov-inslee-using-enviornmental-impact-study-to-kill-coal-jobs-in-washington/feed/ 0 Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Inslee's First Bill as Governor: Start a Task Force on Global Warming, Greenhouse Gasses http://newstalk870.am/inslees-first-bill-as-governor-a-task-force-on-global-warming-greenhouse-gasses/ http://newstalk870.am/inslees-first-bill-as-governor-a-task-force-on-global-warming-greenhouse-gasses/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:00:32 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=127745 Senate Bill 5802 has passed the senior chamber, and now heads for the House in Olympia.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/inslees-first-bill-as-governor-a-task-force-on-global-warming-greenhouse-gasses/feed/ 0 (Townsquare media image) Governor's Office Gives Rep. Walsh's Private Cell Number to Gabby Giffords for Lobbying Gun Control! http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslees-office-gives-private-cell-number-of-gop-rep-to-gun-control-advocate/ http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslees-office-gives-private-cell-number-of-gop-rep-to-gun-control-advocate/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:47:50 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=126076 Claiming they "Didn't know the number was private," staff members in Gov. Jay Inslee's office gave the private cell phone number of leading GOP Representative Maureen Walsh to former U.S. Rep. Gabriel Giffords.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslees-office-gives-private-cell-number-of-gop-rep-to-gun-control-advocate/feed/ 0 (www.governor.wa.gov) What Will Be Done With Six Leaking Waste Tanks at Hanford? http://newstalk870.am/what-will-be-done-with-six-leaking-waste-tanks-at-hanford/ http://newstalk870.am/what-will-be-done-with-six-leaking-waste-tanks-at-hanford/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:00:41 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=124005 Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement Friday saying more leaking waste tanks at Hanford have been revealed.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/what-will-be-done-with-six-leaking-waste-tanks-at-hanford/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jeff T. Green/Getty Images) Gov. Inslee Already Willing to Break 'No New Taxes' Pledge http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-may-already-be-willing-to-break-his-no-new-taxes-pledge/ http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-may-already-be-willing-to-break-his-no-new-taxes-pledge/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:30:00 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=118025 When is a tax increase not a tax increase?  Ask Gov. Inslee.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-may-already-be-willing-to-break-his-no-new-taxes-pledge/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jeff T. Green/Getty Images) Washington GOP Wary of Gov. Inslee's Job Plans – Especially Green Economy http://newstalk870.am/wa-republicans-wary-of-inslee-job-plans-especially-green-economy/ http://newstalk870.am/wa-republicans-wary-of-inslee-job-plans-especially-green-economy/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:07:18 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=117444 A number of Republican members of Washington's legislature are nervous for what their new governor will propose.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wa-republicans-wary-of-inslee-job-plans-especially-green-economy/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jeff T. Green/Getty Images) Gov. Inslee Reaches 'Outside' Olympia for Chief of Staff-Chooses Renton School Superintendent http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-reaches-outside-olympia-for-chief-of-staff-chooses-renton-school-superintendent/ http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-reaches-outside-olympia-for-chief-of-staff-chooses-renton-school-superintendent/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:00:41 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=109551 Governor Jay Inslee announced Thursday morning his choice for chief-of-staff will be the Superintendent of the Renton School District.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gov-inslee-reaches-outside-olympia-for-chief-of-staff-chooses-renton-school-superintendent/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Inslee Lead Widens Over McKenna In Governor's Race http://newstalk870.am/inslee-lead-widens-over-mckenna-in-governors-race/ http://newstalk870.am/inslee-lead-widens-over-mckenna-in-governors-race/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:47:58 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=106184 According to the latest information, the slim lead Jay Inslee had over Rob McKenna in the race for Governor has widened a bit.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/inslee-lead-widens-over-mckenna-in-governors-race/feed/ 0 (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) McKenna, Inslee Race Part Of Costliest Election In Washington State History http://newstalk870.am/mckenna-inslee-race-part-of-costliest-election-in-washington-state-history/ http://newstalk870.am/mckenna-inslee-race-part-of-costliest-election-in-washington-state-history/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:10:45 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105438 The most expensive, and possibly one of the closest, races in state history could do down to the wire-and beyond.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/mckenna-inslee-race-part-of-costliest-election-in-washington-state-history/feed/ 0 (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Inslee's Seattle Headquarters Suffers Election Eve Break-In http://newstalk870.am/inslee-headquarters-in-seattle-suffers-pre-election-eve-break-in/ http://newstalk870.am/inslee-headquarters-in-seattle-suffers-pre-election-eve-break-in/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:00:06 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105357 Seattle police are investigating a break-in at the state headquarters for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee.

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