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`Governing Washington’ conference draws crowd

`Governing Washington’ conference draws crowd

Pollster Stuart Elway (second from left) answers a question as other panelists listen Secretary of State Sam Reed and the Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service teamed up for a fascinating conference Friday at the state Capitol on “Governing Washington: Politics in the Evergreen State.” Presenters included the authors of the upcoming book of the same title to be published later this year by Washington State University Press.  Presenters included scholars, pollster Stuart Elway, journalist Austin Jenkins and…

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Elway survey: Local governments feel the pinch

Elway survey: Local governments feel the pinch

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 and nation still mired in recession, it was no surprise to see that budget concerns were the top thing mentioned by six out of 10 officials. In 2005, budget pressures were mentioned by only 35 percent and in 1999,…

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