Wake-Up Call: Friday, June 13, 2008

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Gregoire getting money from the tribes
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire is benefiting from more than $650,000 in campaign contributions from Indian tribes that hit the jackpot in 2005 when she killed a gambling compact potentially worth more than $140 million a year to the state. (Chris McGann, Post-Intelligencer)

Everyone’s happy in Spokane
OLYMPIA -- Democrats pouring into Spokane for today's start of the state party convention are energized and confident this election season will be one of their most successful in years. (Jerry Cornfield, Everett Herald)

What’s that for?
A new PAC backed by big bucks from the Democratic Governor’s Association and local unions has amassed more than $800,000 in the past two months. (David Postman, Seattle Times)

What happens when there’s only one?
They call it the top-two primary, but what do you call it when there's only one candidate? (Tracy Warner, Wenatchee World)

What about me?
State House candidate and political newcomer Scott Hess has a beef with fellow Republicans who endorsed a competitor before the filing period even began. (Pat Muir, Yakima Herald-Republic)

MBA backs McCarthy
Pierce County Auditor Pat McCarthy’s bid to become the next county executive got a boost today when the Master Builders Association endorsed her over three rival candidates.

MBA President Duke York cited McCarthy’s “experience, accomplishments and administrative abilities.” (David Wickert, The News Tribune)

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