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April 2008
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January 2008 ArchivesPresident Bush, in his final State of the Union address, is urging passage of an anti-recession plan, saying that "we can all see that growth is slowing." President Bush and lawmakers reached a tentative deal to boost the US Economy and it involves giving each American at least a $300 rebate. Do you think the Bush Administration is doing enough? Do you think its too little too late? ...Washington lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban smoking in cars containing people younger than 18-years-old. This comes two years after voters approved a ban on smoking in public places statewide. Do you think the government should be able to keep you from smoking in your own car? ...The White House Deputy Drug Czar was in Western Washington today, trying to convince school districts to start testing students for drugs. She says schools that have implemented a drug testing program have seen a decrease in drug use. Should schools be allowed to randomly test students for drug use? ...The Federal Government released a recommendation to protect endangered salmon from hungry sea lions at the Bonneville Dam and involves killing the sea lions. Do you think sea lions should be killed to protect endangered salmon? ..."Do you support a ban on plastic grocery bags?" ...Governor Christine Gregoire delivered her State of the State Address today. Republican Dino Rossi offered an immediate rebuttal on his website. If the election were held tomorrow, who would you want to be the governor of Washington? Why? ...Oregon Lawmakers want to make it mandatory for climbers to wear safety Mountain Locator Units, but some fear the devices give climbers a false sense of security. Do you think climbers should be required to wear Mountain Locator Units? And if they don't wear one, Do you think climbers should pay for their own rescue operations? ...A group led by former Washington Gov. Booth Gardner is filed a "Death With Dignity" initiative in Olympia. It's based on the Oregon right to die law and would let doctors prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients to end their lives. Do you think doctor assisted suicide should be legal for terminally ill patients? ...Washington's Governor wants to allow law enforcement to set up sobriety check points on Washington roads. Mothers Against Drunk Driving supports the plan, but critics say checkpoints trample on your rights. Do you think sobriety checkpoints violate your constitutional rights? ...A judge in Colfax, WA sentenced Former fugitive Frederick Russell to 14 years and three months in prison for causing a traffic accident that killed three Washington State University students. Russell was convicted in November of three counts of vehicular homicide for the 2001 crash on the highway between the college towns of Pullman, WA, and Moscow, ID. The judge told Russell, "you are going to get the maximum sentence under the law, because y... |