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The President Speaks on the Economy ~ watch again

07/03/2015 Nativegrl77

The economy added 223,000 jobs in June as the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent. Our economy has now added 5.6 million jobs over the past two years, the strongest two-year job growth since 2000.

Under President Obama, America is charting a new course in our relationship with Cuba. Yesterday, he announced the next step on this path: re-opening a U.S. Embassy in Havana.

The longstanding ban on photography in the White House — in place for more than 40 years — has been lifted.

10 signs of Alzheimer … by Esther Heerema

07/03/2015 Nativegrl77

10 Warnings of Alzheimer’s Disease

By Esther Heerema, MSW
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Expert

Doctors believe there are many benefits to early detection. These 10 classic signs may mean it’s time to see a physician.

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They said it couldn’t be done … Video

07/03/2015 Nativegrl77

When we set out to pass universal background checks in Washington the pundits said it couldn’t be done. The gun lobby was too strong. Yet, last year, we proved them wrong — and Washington is safer as a result. But that isn’t the end of the story. The fight to save lives from gun violence is just beginning.

Watch our Year in Review video! See why we must hold accountable politicians who listen to the gun lobby:

Thank you for staying committed to this fight for commonsense gun laws.

Zach Silk

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In the Newsroom with Gov.Inslee

07/03/2015 Nativegrl77

Jul. 1, 2015 – Statement from Inslee about status of legislative session

Jun. 29, 2015 – Statement from Gov. Inslee on the passage of the 2015-17 operating budget
Jun. 29, 2015 – Inslee announces appointment of Melissa A. Hemstreet to Kitsap County Superior Court
Jun. 29, 2015 – Inslee announces appointment of Michael Schwartz to the Pierce County Superior Court
Jun. 29, 2015 – Statement from Inslee about the Sleepy Hollow fire in Wenatchee
Jun. 28, 2015 – Statement from Gov. Jay Inslee about a statewide transportation investment package
Jun. 27, 2015 – Governor Inslee, Legislative leaders announce operating budget agreement
Jun. 27, 2015 – Statement from governor and legislative leaders on budget agreement
Jun. 26, 2015 – Governor Inslee and Commissioner of Public Lands Goldmark take steps to reduce wildfire risk
Jun. 26, 2015 – Statement from Inslee on the Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing nationwide marriage equality
Jun. 25, 2015 – Statement from Gov. Jay Inslee about the Supreme Court ruling to uphold the Affordable Care Act
Jun. 23, 2015 – Inslee requests Kennewick Man be returned to Native Tribes and offers state assistance
Jun. 20, 2015 – Inslee statement on the passing of Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd
Jun. 10, 2015 – Inslee announces appointment of Brian Stiles to Skagit County Superior Court
Jun. 4, 2015 – Inslee announces formation of Subcabinet on Military Downsizing
Jun. 4, 2015 – Inslee announces appointment of Vikki Smith as director of state Department of Revenue
Jun. 2, 2015 – Inslee honors 20 state government managers for outstanding performance
Jun. 1, 2015 – Boards and commissions appointments by Governor Jay Inslee – May 2015
May. 21, 2015 – Inslee announces appointment of Derek Sandison as director of state Department of Agriculture
May. 19, 2015 – Washington teams up with states and provinces worldwide committing to cut greenhouse gas emissions 80-95 percent
May. 15, 2015 – Governor declares statewide drought emergency
May. 14, 2015 – Governor Inslee announces appointment of Brian Coughenour to the Clallam County Superior Court
May. 14, 2015 – Statement by Gov. Jay Inslee on signing of bill to create a health care database for patients and providers

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Our US Population ~~ Breakdown by state/territory

07/03/2015 Nativegrl77

This is a racial breakdown by the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 5 inhabited territories.

Resource: wiki … not sure how accurate

The ratios below should give pause to all that happens in our judicial system least we talk about our society …

The US of America ?

State or District	Population (2010)	Non-Hispanic White	Hispanic or Latino	Black	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Asian	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Mixed race
Alabama	4,822,023	67.0	3.9	26.2	0.6	1.1	0	1.5
Alaska	731,449	64.1	5.5	3.3	14.8	5.4	1.0	7.3
American Samoa	55,519	1.0	0	0	0	2.8	91.6	4.5
Arizona	6,553,255	57.8	29.6	4.1	4.6	2.8	0.2	3.4
Arkansas	2,949,131	74.5	6.4	15.4	0.8	1.2	0.2	2.0
California	38,041,430	40.1	37.6	6.2	1.0	13.0	0.4	4.9
Colorado	5,187,582	70.0	20.7	4.0	1.1	2.8	0.1	3.4
Connecticut	3,590,347	71.2	13.4	10.1	0.3	3.8	0	2.6
Delaware	917,092	65.3	8.2	21.4	0.5	3.2	0	2.7
District of Columbia	632,323	35.5	9.9	50.1	0.6	3.8	0.2	2.5
Florida	19,317,568	57.9	22.5	16.0	0.4	2.4	0.1	2.5
Georgia	9,919,945	55.9	8.8	30.5	0.3	3.2	0.1	2.1
Guam	159,358	6.9	0	0	0	32.6	37.1	12.1
Hawaii	1,392,313	22.7	8.9	1.6	0.3	38.6	10.0	23.6
Idaho	1,595,728	84.0	11.2	0.6	1.4	1.2	0.1	2.5
Illinois	12,875,255	63.7	15.8	14.5	0.3	4.6	0	2.3
Indiana	6,537,334	81.5	6.0	9.1	0.3	1.6	0	2.0
Iowa	3,074,186	88.7	5.0	2.9	0.4	1.7	0.1	1.8
Kansas	2,885,905	78.2	10.5	5.9	1.0	2.4	0.1	3.0
Kentucky	4,380,415	86.3	3.1	7.8	0.2	1.1	0.1	1.7
Louisiana	4,601,893	60.3	4.2	32.0	0.7	1.5	0	1.6
Maine	1,329,192	94.4	1.3	1.2	0.6	1.0	0	1.6
Maryland	5,884,563	54.7	8.2	29.4	0.4	5.5	0.1	2.9
Massachusetts	6,646,144	76.1	9.6	6.6	0.3	5.3	0.0	2.6
Michigan	9,883,360	76.6	4.4	14.2	0.6	2.4	0	2.3
Minnesota	5,379,139	83.1	4.7	5.2	1.1	4.0	0	2.4
Mississippi	2,984,926	58.0	2.7	37.0	0.5	0.9	0	1.1
Missouri	6,021,988	81.0	3.5	11.6	0.5	1.6	0.1	2.1
Montana	1,005,141	87.8	2.9	0.4	6.3	0.6	0.1	2.5
Nebraska	1,855,525	82.1	9.2	4.5	1.0	1.8	0.1	2.2
Nevada	2,758,931	54.1	26.5	8.1	1.2	7.2	0.2	4.7
New Hampshire	1,320,718	92.3	2.8	1.1	0.2	2.2	0	1.6
New Jersey	8,864,590	59.3	17.7	13.7	0.3	8.3	0	2.7
New Mexico	2,085,538	40.5	46.3	2.1	9.4	1.4	0.1	3.7
New York	19,570,261	58.3	17.6	15.9	0.6	7.3	0	3.0
North Carolina	9,656,401	65.3	8.4	21.5	1.3	2.2	0.1	2.2
North Dakota	699,628	88.9	2.0	1.2	5.4	1.0	0	1.8
Northern Mariana Islands	53,833	2.5	0	0	0	50.0	34.9	12.7
Ohio	11,544,225	81.1	3.1	12.2	0.2	1.7	0	2.1
Oklahoma	3,814,820	68.7	8.9	7.4	8.6	1.7	0.1	5.9
Oregon	3,899,353	78.5	11.7	1.8	1.4	3.7	0.3	3.8
Pennsylvania	12,763,536	79.5	5.7	10.8	0.2	2.7	0	1.9
Puerto Rico	3,548,397	0	99.0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Rhode Island	1,050,292	76.4	12.4	5.7	0.6	2.9	0.1	3.3
South Carolina	4,723,723	64.1	5.1	27.9	0.4	1.3	0.1	1.7
South Dakota	833,354	84.7	2.7	1.3	8.8	0.9	0	2.1
Tennessee	6,456,243	75.6	4.6	16.7	0.3	1.4	0.1	1.7
Texas	26,059,203	45.3	37.6	11.8	0.7	3.8	0.1	2.7
Utah	2,855,287	80.4	13.0	1.1	1.2	2.0	0.9	2.7
Vermont	626,011	94.3	1.5	1.0	0.4	1.3	0	1.7
Virginia	8,185,867	64.8	7.9	19.4	0.4	5.5	0.1	2.9
Virgin Islands	106,405	13.5	17.4	66.1	0	1.4	0	66
Washington	6,897,012	72.5	11.2	3.6	1.5	7.2	0.6	4.7
West Virginia	1,855,413	93.2	1.2	3.4	0.2	0.7	0	1.5
Wisconsin	5,726,386	83.3	5.9	6.3	1.0	2.3	0	1.8
Wyoming	576,412	85.9	8.9	0.8	2.4	0.8	0.1	2.2