Title: Governing Washington : politics and government in the Evergreen State /
Authors: Clayton, Cornell W., 1960-; Lovrich, Nicholas P.
Publisher: Washington State University Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Washington (State) Politics and government
Contents: The political culture of Washington State / John Pierce, Nicholas Lovrich, and Stuart Elway -- Elections in Washington / Todd Donovan -- Political parties in Washington / Andrew Appleton and Renee Edwards -- Interest groups in Washington State: the political dynamics of representation, influence, and regulation / Clive S. Thomas and Richard Elgar -- Changing faces of diversity in Washington State / Luis Ricardo Fraga and Maria Chavez -- Media and politics in Washington in the post-post-intelligencer age / Kathleen Searles and Austin Jenkins -- Washington's constitution: the politics of state constitutional interpretation / Cornell W. Clayton and Lucas McMillan -- The Washington State judiciary: decentralization, responsiveness, and independence / Simon Zschirnt, J. Mitchell Pickerill, and Carl McCurley -- The executive branch in Washington State government / Steven D. Stehr and Michael J. Gaffney -- The office of the governor / David Nice and Jacob Day -- The state legislature / Francis Benjamin and Nicholas Lovrich -- Public finance and budgeting in Washington State / Jenny L. Holland and Steve Lundin.