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Peter Callaghan is a local columnist. He’s covered the
statehouse and state politics since 1981. Before joining The News
Tribune in 1985, the Stadium High grad worked for newspapers in Everett
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Seattle. Email
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Joe Turner has covered state government and transportation
issues since 1990. Since the Bellarmine grad’s arrival in the newsroom
in 1978, he’s covered police, suburban cities, Tacoma City Hall,
Federal Way City Hall and the Pierce and King county governments. Email Joe
David Wickert covers Pierce County government. Before coming to
The News Tribune in 1998, he covered local government for newspapers in
Illinois, Virginia and Tennessee. Email David
Ian Demsky is a general assignment reporter who specializes in
database-driven reporting. He's been at the News Tribune since 2007 and has
previously worked in Nashville, Tenn. and Portland, Ore. When he's not at
work, he enjoys hiking and science fiction. Email Ian
Les Blumenthal has been covering Washington, D.C. for The News
Tribune since 1990, focusing on issues and politicians involving the
state. Before joining The News Tribune, he spent 13 years working for
The Associated Press in Seattle, Illinois and Washington, D.C. Email Les
John Henrikson is a local news editor who oversees political coverage. He's worked as a journalist in the
Northwest for 19 years, supervising coverage and reporting on local and
state government, the environment and growth. Email John
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Since Niki Sullivan used to be my partner in crime covering the Legislature, I'm taking some journalistic license in giving her some "Web ink."
It was Niki who taught me crucial things about blogging, such as how to bold face her name. (She's agreed to provide emergency help (if I ever buy an i-phone, or whatever they're called) since I'm a taxpayer and she's a public servant. Right, Niki?
As The News Tribune's political and legislative reporter, Niki was the first to publish the phrase "97 to Dunn" to sum up a typical House rollcall vote. That's probably why Jim Dunn lost his bid for reelection.
Anyway, add the TVW RSS feed to your NetVibes page because Niki will be worth reading. I already have. And even though she doesn't know who J.P. Patches is, don't hold it against her. She wasn't even born by the time his show was taken off the air.
“The Capitol Record” launches TVW into blogosphere
Today, TVW launched The Capitol Record, a new blog dedicated to providing information about Washington state government, including the Legislature, courts and state agencies.
The Capitol Record is one of many new ways that TVW is expanding to keep people informed with unbiased coverage, consistent with our mission to increase civic engagement and education. The Capitol Record is a blog where anyone – from regular citizens to those deeply involved in the Legislative process – can get accurate, timely and consistent information about what state government is working on, written in an easy-to-understand, engaging way.
The blog is written by Niki Sullivan, who has covered state government for The Associated Press in Oregon and The News Tribune in Washington during her career as a newspaper journali st. She also produces Legislative Review, TVW’s daily show on the state Legislature. That show runs nightly at 11 p.m. and again at 7:45 a.m.
Please take some time to check out The Capitol Record (http://www.capitolrecord.org). We look forward to your thoughts and comments.
Sincerely,
Greg Lane
TVW.org
President
