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Senator
Craig Pridemore
49th District
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April 22, 2005
Legislature passes budget
OLYMPIA – Calling it a blueprint to make
Washington an even stronger, smarter, healthier and more
prosperous state, lawmakers today approved a $33.4 billion
state operating budget for the 2007-09 biennium, which
includes significant savings on the bottom line.
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March 31, 2007
Senate passes two-year
operating budget investing in a secure future
OLYMPIA – The Senate today passed a $33 billion
operating budget proposal for the 2007-09 biennium that
majority Democrats say invests in security for Washington’s
future.
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March 28, 2007
Security for Washington’s future today
OLYMPIA – The state can make forward progress today in
education and health care while protecting the economy from
a rainy day tomorrow, say Senate Democrats. Today, they
released their proposed operating and capital budgets for
the 2007–09 biennium.
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March 27, 2007
Senate
budget to be
unveiled
OLYMPIA – Senate Democrats will release their
operating and capital budgets at noon tomorrow (March
28) in Senate Hearing Room 4.
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March 10, 2007
Senate passes bill to battle climate change
OLYMPIA – Climate change is shrinking vital snowpack in
the Cascades, melting glaciers, destroying arctic habitat and
sparking extreme weather phenomenon throughout the world. If
legislation approved today by the state Senate becomes law,
Washington – a national leader in responding to global climate
change – will take its biggest step yet to curtail the greenhouse
gas emissions contributing to the problem.
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March 1, 2007
Pridemore named to audit panel
OLYMPIA – When it comes to state spending, Washington
taxpayers want the most bang for their buck. Since 1990, the state
Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) has
performed 170 audits and reviews of state programs, yielding savings
of approximately $536 million in one-time and ongoing saving.
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Feb. 19, 2007
The Columbian op-ed
Investing in research at WSU-V
The cornerstone of Washington’s economy in the 19th century was
agriculture. In the 20th century, it was manufacturing. Already,
research innovation and ideas are shaping up to form the cornerstone
of our 21st century economy.
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Feb. 15, 2007
Washington, Oregon transportation panels to
meet
OLYMPIA – For the first time ever, the Washington Senate
Transportation Committee and the Oregon Senate Business,
Transportation, and Workforce Development Committee will meet
jointly this Friday for a work session on the Columbia River
Crossing Project.
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Feb. 14, 2007
State solutions to global warming
OLYMPIA – The verdict is in: Humans are contributing to
global warming. In Washington, a warmer climate poses a ruinous
threat to our communities along the coast, around the Puget Sound,
and those that depend upon our rivers and streams.
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