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McKenna, Gregoire clash over health care law

McKenna, Gregoire clash over health care law

Washington’s governor, Chris Gregoire, and state Attorney General Rob McKenna, who is widely viewed as a gubernatorial contender in 2012,  are clashing over the newly passed federal health care legislation. McKenna plans to join a multi-state lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of President Obama’s signature legislative achievement.  Gregoire, an ally of the president’s and sometimes mentioned as a future Cabinet pick, says McKenna “doesn’t represent the people of Washington” on this and doesn’t have her blessings to file in the name…

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‘Unredacted’: New Clint Eastwood flick?

‘Unredacted’: New Clint Eastwood flick?

Nope, silly, it’s the Washington attorney general’s new online resource to help you navigate in the world of public records and open public meetings. AG Rob McKenna, mixing his metaphors, calls it “a roadmap for pulling back the curtain to find out what elected officials are up to.”   The new website, as well as an online open government manual, help citizens know the ins-and-outs of public meetings, how to halt an illegal closed meeting, how to obtain public records for a state or…

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