News from Bob Ferguson http://electbobferguson.com/index.php?page=news 2012-02-22T01:00:48+01:00 text/html 2012-01-25T18:20:16+01:00 http://electbobferguson.com/ http://electbobferguson.com/index.php?page=news&full=29 Later today Washington State Patrol Troopers Association will endorse King County Council member Bob Ferguson the DnbspDemocratic candidate for state attorney general over his Republican opponent and colleague King County Council member Reagan Dunn.nbspIn a statement that will be released today Tom Pillow head of the law-enforcement groupmdashwhich in two text/html 2012-02-09T15:19:14+01:00 http://electbobferguson.com/ http://electbobferguson.com/index.php?page=news&full=28 KENNEWICK WA. -- Candidate for Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson stopped by our station on Tuesday.nbspFerguson is currently a lawyer and King County council member. Hes running as a Democratic against Republican Reagan Dunn and Republican Steve Pidgeon.nbspFerguson says he supports tougher legal penalties and marriage equality. Some of text/html 2012-02-09T15:12:22+01:00 http://electbobferguson.com/ http://electbobferguson.com/index.php?page=news&full=27 Hold the shock please The Washington State Labor Council is giving an early campaign endorsement to Jay Inslee in the governors race. The decision followed a vote by council delegates meeting in Olympia today. The council also endorsed U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell for a third term and Bob Ferguson for text/html 2012-02-02T20:39:38+01:00 http://electbobferguson.com/ http://electbobferguson.com/index.php?page=news&full=26 Metropolitan King County Council members Bob Ferguson and Jane Hague met with more than 100 Kirkland community members at a town hall meeting at Finn Hill Junior High on Wednesday.nbspThe meeting was an opportunity to meet directly with and ask questions of the members who represent them on the King text/html 2012-02-01T20:37:07+01:00 http://electbobferguson.com/ http://electbobferguson.com/index.php?page=news&full=25 The Council also adopted the creation of a new committee the Government Accountability Oversight and Financial Performance. Councilmember Bob Ferguson will chair this committee which will be responsible for making recommendations on improving the efficiency cost effectiveness and performance of all branches of County Government and enhancing the oversight accountability text/html 2012-01-13T13:46:02+01:00 http://electbobferguson.com/ http://electbobferguson.com/index.php?page=news&full=24 King County Council member Bob Ferguson a Democratic candidate for state attorney general has said he will push for new laws cracking down on people arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.nbspSpecifically Fergusonmdashwhose only opponent so far is his county council colleague Reagan Dunn a Republicanmdashsaid he text/html 2012-01-09T10:58:08+01:00 http://electbobferguson.com/ http://electbobferguson.com/index.php?page=news&full=23 The King County Council voted Monday to support gay marriage -- with the caveat that no religious entity would be required to perform or recognize same-sex marriage.nbspThe councils pro-gay-marriage statement -- approved 8-1 with Kathy Lambert dissenting -- is part of its 2012 state legislative agenda. It has no formal text/html 2012-01-13T10:54:15+01:00 http://electbobferguson.com/ http://electbobferguson.com/index.php?page=news&full=22 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee the guest of honor at a meet-and-greet sponsored by area labor groups was unable to attend the Thursday evening event at the Monticello Hotel in Longview.nbspA representative of the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Central Labor Council read a letter from Inslee in which he wrote that he was text/html 2012-01-09T09:20:35+01:00 http://electbobferguson.com/ http://electbobferguson.com/index.php?page=news&full=21 The Metropolitan King County Council will likely trim its members annual pay raises to match concessions made by most county employees.nbspCouncil members now get 3 percent yearly pay increases established by a 1987 law mdash though theyve given back some or all their pay raises to the county in recent text/html 2011-12-29T11:52:06+01:00 http://electbobferguson.com/ http://electbobferguson.com/index.php?page=news&full=20 SEATTLE ndash King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson a former litigator and candidate for Attorney General announced a plan today to protect homeowners and hold banks accountable.nbspldquoAs Attorney General I will make protecting homeowners from unscrupulous mortgage practices a top priority and will prosecute banks and mortgage servicers that have broken