Tale of two terms
Subtitle: governing in good times and bad
By: by Chris Gregoire with Fred Olson
Contributors: Olson, Fred; Washington (State). Governor (2005-2013 : Gregoire)
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: C. Gregoire]
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [Olympia, Wash
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9781889320328
Subjects: Political activity; Women governors; Politics and government
Description: In this book, Governor Gregoire writes about managing state government during a tumultuous period and reveals the challenges she encountered, how she tackled them and the lessons she learned.
Notes: "... A special thanks to Weyerhaeuser Company, PEMCO Insurance and Microsoft for their donations to the Trust that made printing this book possible."--P. 141.
Table of contents: title: Growing Washington's economy; title: Providing a world class education; title: Making decisions on transportation megaprojects; title: Health care reform in Washington; title: Ending the water wars in Washington; title: The challenge of cleaning up Puget Sound; title: The world's largest environmental cleanup; title: Protecting our most vulnerable citizens; title: Working with 29 sovereign nations in Washington; title: Serving our veterans; title: Responding to disasters; title: Dealing with tragedies; title: Bringing performance management and accountability to state government; title: Budgeting during an economic crisis; title: Using a crisis to reform state government; title: Keeping people safe when you are laying off correctional workers; title: Responding to a recession's hardships; title: A personal journey to marriage equality; title: Supporting public employees.