Browsed by
Tag: Kate Brown

Lois and John Spellman
The remarkable, formidable Lois Spellman

The remarkable, formidable Lois Spellman

Former Washington State First Lady Lois Spellman died Thursday, January 25th, just days after the passing of her husband, former Washington State Governor John D. Spellman. Lois Elizabeth Murphy was born in 1927 in Havre, Montana. She and her husband prayed the Rosary together every night before bed for all 63 years of their marriage. They have six children and six grandchildren. Legacy Washington Chief Historian and Spellman biographer John Hughes remembers Lois in his book about the former governor: In…

Read More Read More

South of the border: Oregonians to vote on taxes

South of the border: Oregonians to vote on taxes

The Washington elections will long be over by then, but come January, Oregonians will be voting on taxes. Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown certified two referenda to the Oregon ballot, giving voters the last word on $733 million worth of personal and corporate income tax hikes that were adopted by Salem earlier this year to help close a huge budget gap.  Washington lawmakers closed a $9 billion gap without general tax increases, but some majority Democrats say some modest…

Read More Read More