Inslee makes 3 more Cabinet appointments

March 12, 2013 @ 10:43 am

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Gov. Jay Inslee has named three more directors to head up state agencies.

Inslee on Tuesday appointed Okanogan rancher Bud Hover to head the Department of Agriculture to replace outgoing Dan Newhouse. Hover's family runs a hay and cattle ranch in Winthrop, and he's a former Okanogan County Commissioner and current chair of the state Salmon Recovery Board.

Also Tuesday, Inslee retained Bette Hyde as director of the state's Department of Early Learning. Hyde has headed the department since 2009. John Wiesman was named to head the Department of Health, replacing Mary Selecky who recently announced her retirement. Wiesman currently is Clark County's public health director, and is on the board of the National Association of County and City Health Officials.


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  • Moondoggie wrote...
    Who is the tax cheat, and who in the Dept. of Revenue helped them?
    February 19, 2013 12:51 pm
    When do we get to find out who the democrat was who skated on state taxes with the blessing of Queen Christine?
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  • O-town listener wrote...
    Question to the D supporters..
    February 19, 2013 3:47 pm

    Does this paragraph not cause concern?:

    "The appointment comes at a time that lawmakers are discussing a possible gas tax increase to fund transportation projects around the state. Inslee said he is going to be working with lawmakers to develop such a package, with the hopes of approving it without needing to go to the ballot."

    Even with all the D's in the state we have voted down many a tax increase.. of course the politicians are hoping to pass tax increases without needing to go to the ballot. They are working hard to get around having to listen to the citizens of the state aren't they?

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  • shadowgirl wrote...
    Get ready for four years of wasteful nonsense
    February 19, 2013 6:22 pm
    We taxpayers are just going to get squeezed for more and more of our labor. Most of us work hard for our money and I am pretty well tapped out on my fair shares and no skin left to put in the game. If you follow Oregon news you will know that Trimet has a lot of problems. Our governments just keep recycling these ineffective bureaucrats like playing cards and trading up to higher paying jobs for inept performance. big Sigh
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