PierceGOP | April 19, 2011
Fellow Republicans, With great sadness we report the sudden passing of Richard (Dick) Shabro on April 13th. We send sad condolences to his wife Jan at this very difficult time. A note from Jan, I appreciate all your prayers and thoughtful wishes. As my daughter Cindy texted: “My neighbor Linda Reed, friends & fellow church [...]
News Team | April 15, 2011
Jordan Schrader, The Olympian | 4-14-2011 The state House has advanced a spending plan authored by Democrats, and the Senate could approve its own bipartisan plan as soon as Friday. Next comes the negotiations. With just 11 days left in the scheduled legislative session in Olympia, there are major differences to work out between the [...]
News Team | April 9, 2011
Washington House Republicans present their budget proposal. See the comparison of this proposal to the Democrat proposal. Both are laid out on the House Republicans website: www.houserepublicans.wa.gov There is also a clear argument for the credibility of the State House GOP proposal. This is a worthwhile read that gives insight of what the GOP elected [...]
News Team | April 7, 2011
Chris Bury, ABC news | 4-7-2011 Wisconsin’s topsy-turvy supreme court race — widely seen as a referendum on Republican governor Scott Walker — took another dramatic turn as incumbent justice David Prosser, a conservative, moved convincingly back into the lead. On Wednesday, liberal challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg, an assistant attorney general, had appeared to eke out [...]
News Team | April 5, 2011
Paul D Ryan, WSJ opinion | 4-5-2011 Congress is currently embroiled in a funding fight over how much to spend on less than one-fifth of the federal budget for the next six months. Whether we cut $33 billion or $61 billion—that is, whether we shave 2% or 4% off of this year’s deficit—is important. It’s [...]