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64-605: The Chehalis River may refer to: Chehalis River (Washington) , in the United States Chehalis River (British Columbia) , in Canada See also [ edit ] Chehalis (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

128-689: A 10-vote lead. Following a State Supreme Court ruling that allowed several hundred ballots from King County to be included, her lead further increased to 130 votes, but when the vote was certified by the state's Secretary of State , Sam Reed , at the end of December, one vote that had been counted in Thurston County past the deadline was disqualified and her lead was reduced to 129 votes. Washington's Republican leadership then filed suit, claiming that hundreds of votes, including votes by felons, deceased voters, and double voters, had been counted, but on June 6, 2005, Judge John E. Bridges ruled that

192-539: A Schedule 2 drug, allowing its use for treatment as prescribed by doctors and filled by pharmacists. On May 12, 2005, Gregoire signed a bill creating the Life Sciences Discovery Fund, which gives grants for research in health and agriculture. With funding from the tobacco settlement, which Gregoire secured, the state was able to combine funds with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft,

256-595: A combination of plans along the Chehalis River to mitigate flooding and to restore aquatic habitat, particularly for local Chinook salmon . The initial proposal outlined several flood control reduction measures, with downstream levee improvements particularly at the Chehalis–Centralia Airport , and a flood retention dam in Pe Ell which is planned to limit catastrophic damage from 100-year floods within

320-425: A competitive edge; (3) personalizing learning so that every student has the opportunity to succeed; (4) offering college and workforce training for everyone; and (5) holding the system accountable for results. Gregoire announced major education reforms that included developing criteria and standards for teacher evaluation, setting school performance requirements, and expanding teacher certification options. She signed

384-699: A crowd of 18,000 people. The Washington caucuses were held the next day; Obama beat Clinton in every county. Gregoire began her reelection campaign at her late mother's former employer, the Rainbow Café in Auburn, Washington , on April 7, 2008. Immediately after her announcement, she began a biodiesel bus tour of the state. Her opponent in the race, Dino Rossi, had announced his candidacy in October 2007. Gregoire and Rossi fast approached fundraising records early in their campaigns. In April, Gregoire hosted

448-848: A cultural and economic staple for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation and the Quinault Indian Nation. It begins at the confluence of the West Fork Chehalis River and East Fork Chehalis River, in southwestern Lewis County . From there the Chehalis flows north and east, collecting tributary streams that drain the Willapa Hills and other low mountains of southwestern Washington. The South Fork Chehalis River joins

512-547: A fundraiser with Bill Richardson at the Seattle Westin that netted the campaign over $ 300,000. In July, she held another large fundraiser with Michelle Obama at the WaMu Theater , with 1,600 attendees raising over $ 400,000. The Seattle Times reported that Gregoire gave cost-of-living increases to state employees who hadn't received raises in "many years", and funded voter-approved initiatives to raise

576-597: A host of bills in May 2005 to improve the state of education from early learning through college across the state. One such bill, E2SHB 1152 established an Early Learning Council dedicated to providing leadership in strengthening early learning programs and services available to children and their families. As a result of the Early Learning Council's work, Gregoire lobbied for the creation of a Department of Early Learning. On March 28, 2006, Gregoire signed into law

640-424: A law on April 21, 2007, granting same-sex couples domestic partnership rights. Gregoire signed Senate Bill 5688 ensuring state-registered domestic partners have the same rights as married spouses, further extending rights to LGBTQ+ Washingtonians. Opponents gathered signatures to put 2009 Washington Referendum 71 on the ballot in an attempt to repeal the bill. Washington voters approved the measure 53% to 47% in

704-565: A longstanding goal and signed legislation that transitioned Washington state off of coal power. The announcement was made at the TransAlta coal plant. In October 2005, Gregoire sent a letter to the state's Gambling Commission recommending that it renegotiate a compact with the Spokane Native American tribe it had submitted for approval. The original compact would have allowed the tribe, and any other tribe that signed on to

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768-529: A measure she had requested that consolidated Washington's scattered early learning and child-care programs into the Department of Early Learning. Included in this 2005 package of education bills was Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5441. Introduced at Gregoire's request to establish a comprehensive education study steering committee, the legislature passed E2SSB 5441. It created a 13-member body to evaluate and reimagine Washington's education system for

832-646: A revitalized new waterfront. Bridging transportation and the environment in 2010, Gregoire announced the nation's first “electric highway,” an initial network of electric vehicle recharging stations along the I-5 corridor. Additionally, she used more than $ 13 million in Recovery Act grants to help train Washington workers for “green-collar” jobs in energy efficiency and renewable energy industries. Along with Oregon Governor Kitzhaber, Gregoire announced support for

896-684: Is the state’s second female governor , and the state’s first female Attorney General . Gregoire chaired the National Governors Association for the 2010–2011 term. She also served on the Governors' Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Since the death of Daniel Evans in 2024, Gregoire is the oldest living former governor of Washington. Gregoire was born in Adrian, Michigan but

960-606: The Columbia River Crossing to replace the aging I-5 bridge connecting Washington and Oregon. Gregoire signed the 2011–2013 transportation budget putting 30,000 people to work and investing $ 5.6 billion into more than 800 transportation construction projects. Together with Governor Lincoln Chaffee (I-RI), on November 30, 2011, Gregoire filed a petition with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) asking to reschedule marijuana as

1024-594: The Dungeness River , is part of only two river basins in Washington state that are granted protections and rights under "in-stream flow regulation". Passed in 1976, the law allows the river the right to maintain its own water levels. Unfettered access to the river is granted to grandfathered "senior" rights holders as they existed before the 1976 rule went into effect; the senior holders mostly consist of tribal communities and farmers. As of 2023 , there are 93 recorded junior water rights holders, mostly homeowners, in

1088-857: The Hanford Site cleanup. Known by many names, including the Hanford Project, Hanford Works, Hanford Engineer Works, and Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the nuclear facility along the Columbia River in Benton County produced plutonium. The site, established in 1943 to provide support for the Manhattan Project , operated from World War II through the Cold War . Decades of production of plutonium resulted in millions of gallons of high-level radioactive waste . In 1989,

1152-769: The Hoquiam River joins. At this point the river has become Grays Harbor. Before the estuary of Grays Harbor empties into the Pacific Ocean, the Humptulips River joins. Flood control and concerns for the Chehalis River and its watershed is managed by the Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority, which is overseen and funded by the Washington Department of Ecology Office of Chehalis Basin (OCB). In 2010,

1216-631: The Satsop River and Wynoochee River , which drain the southern part of the Olympic Mountains . The Wynoochee River joins the Chehalis near Montesano , after which the Chehalis River becomes increasingly affected by tides and widens into Grays Harbor estuary. The city of Aberdeen lies at the mouth of the Chehalis River. Just east of Aberdeen, the Wishkah River joins the Chehalis, and just west, between Aberdeen and Hoquiam ,

1280-511: The Times' s analysis, nearly half of Gregoire's 2004 campaign contributions came from out of state. During the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries , both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton heavily lobbied Gregoire for her endorsement as a superdelegate . Gregoire officially endorsed Obama on February 8, 2008, hours before an event at KeyArena in Seattle where she introduced him before

1344-654: The Washington Department of Ecology . During her tenure, Gregoire worked with Gardner to reach an agreement with the federal government to clean up nuclear waste at the Hanford nuclear site . Gregoire served four years as director before running for attorney general in 1992. During her tenure, she oversaw the creation of the Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force. Following an oil spill off

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1408-537: The tobacco industry was under fire for alleged fraudulent marketing, negligent advertising, and violation of several state consumer protection statutes. Multiple private suits stemming from a 1950s study in the British Medical Journal linked smoking to lung cancer and heart disease. Attorneys General on June 20, 1997, led by Gregoire negotiated a settlement that required tobacco companies to pay more than $ 206 billion over 25 years in reimbursements to

1472-486: The 2023 National Hydrologic Warning Council (NHWC) Operational Excellence Award Counties within the Chehalis River basin, various other regional governments, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), in association with Native American tribes, environmental groups, scientists, and local citizens, organized a partnership in 2014 named the Chehalis Basin Strategy to propose and research

1536-691: The Affordable Care Act. On March 23 she created one of the nation’s first health benefit exchanges, giving buyers information on health care plans. Concurrently, as Gregoire made reforms in the state, she led implementation of the Federal Affordable Care Act . The ACA required the formation of a health insurance exchange in each state either by the federal government or the state. With an emphasis on extending health insurance coverage to low-income residents, Gregoire signed ESSB 5445 into law on May 11, 2011, making Washington

1600-487: The Chehalis River Basin. The river is home to several salmon species, including chum , coho and Fall Chinook , and the basin is also a habitat for Steelhead trout . In 2018, the Chehalis was the only river basin in the state in which any classification of salmon was not listed as an endangered species, despite decreasing numbers of the fish. A petition was filed by conservation groups in 2023 to list

1664-472: The Chehalis basin. The Chehalis River is the largest drainage basin completely within the state. The basin covers approximately 2,700 square miles (7,000 km ) in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, and Thurston counties. The waterway is an economic necessity, and a source for food, water, and recreation for several large cities, such as Aberdeen, Centralia, Chehalis, and Hoquiam. The river continues to be

1728-598: The Chinook salmon as endangered under the Endangered Species Act . Chris Gregoire Christine Gregoire ( / ˈ ɡ r ɛ ɡ w ɑːr / ; née O'Grady ; born March 24, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 22nd governor of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party , she defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004 , and again in 2008 . She

1792-567: The November ballot, where it was approved by 53.7% of the voters. The law took effect December 6. In March 2006, Gregoire's requested bill, SB 6508, was signed into law. The law directly affected transportation fuels by requiring fuel suppliers to ensure that 2% of the diesel and 2% of the gasoline they provide for sale is biodiesel and ethanol as of December 2008. The measure was the nation's first requirement for alternative fuels. In 2009, Gregoire led public and political support to build two of

1856-503: The Puget Sound Partnership. The agency sets science-based priorities, spurs implementation of priority actions and ensures accountability. On May 21, 2009, Gregoire issued an Executive Order directing state actions to cut greenhouse gases and battle climate change by increasing transportation and fuel-conservation options and protecting water supplies and vulnerable coastal areas. On April 29, 2011, Gregoire fulfilled

1920-654: The Republican Party had not provided enough evidence that the disputed votes were ineligible—or for whom they were cast—to overturn the election. On October 28, 2004, the Seattle Times reported that out-of-state donors were contributing heavily to Gregoire's campaign. Trial lawyers who had worked closely with Gregoire on the 1998 tobacco settlement gave the Democratic Governors Association more than $ 1,000,000. According to

1984-728: The Washington State Department of Ecology along with the EPA and the US Department of Energy (DOE) entered into the Tri-Party Agreement, which sets targets, or milestones, for cleanup. Following the contentious US v Washington case related to Native American fishing rights, commonly known as the “Boldt Decision,” Gardner undertook to build more lasting, friendly relationships with Washington's Native American tribes. The Accord served to bring parties to

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2048-622: The broad Chehalis Valley to form a ria , known today as Grays Harbor. The glacial sheet tongue is known as the Puget Lobe which, when it began to melt, formed Glacial Lake Russell . The lake drained through the Chehalis River Valley and the slow deposits of glacial sediment raised the depressed valley. The Quinault Indian Nation and the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation are stakeholders of

2112-480: The coast of Washington and British Columbia involving the barge Nestucca , Gregoire coordinated with the Canadian government to form a task force to handle concerns West Coast citizens had surrounding oil transportation. While at the Department of Ecology, Gregoire worked with Gardner and representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy to coordinate efforts on

2176-433: The compact, to have off-reservation gambling facilities, increase the number of slot machines allowed to 7,500, operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, remove betting limits for some card players, and give credits to high rollers in exchange for sharing their gambling winnings with state and local governments. It was opposed by many of the state's lawmakers of both parties and anti-gambling groups that were concerned about

2240-418: The country's first statewide referendum to extend domestic partnership rights to LGBT citizens. On January 4, 2012, Gregoire announced her support for same-sex marriage and pledged to sign a marriage bill if it were passed by the legislature. The bill was passed on February 8, 2012. Gregoire signed the bill on February 13. Opponents of the bill collected the necessary signatures to place it Referendum 74 on

2304-497: The flood authority implemented the installation of an online flood warning system available to residents in the Chehalis basin. Known as the Chehalis Basin Flood Warning System, it expanded a sensor network already in place, providing information on rainfall and temperature, as well as additional gauges. Alert warnings are sent via email and provide information on 13 rivers in the area. The system won

2368-531: The fourth state to implement the health insurance exchange provision. Gregoire also signed ESSB 5122 and ESSB 5371 to conform state law with the ACA by extending insurance coverage to dependents under the age of 26, removing lifetime benefit maximums, and preventing insurance companies from denying coverage to people because of preexisting conditions. Gregoire said she wanted to clean up Puget Sound by making it more “fishable, swimmable and diggable”. In 2007 she created

2432-480: The governorship on September 14, 2004. She had come under fire during the primary for her membership in Kappa Delta because of its nonwhite membership policy in the late 1960s. She clashed with Sims over her position at the sorority, but Sims dropped the issue and dismissed any claims of racism. Sims campaigned on tax reform and the institution of a statewide income tax. Gregoire won the primary with over 60% of

2496-437: The gross revenue from table games and 1% from gambling devices to charity. A landmark gay civil rights bill failed in the 2005 session but passed in the 2006 session. It was primarily responsible for expanding the scope of protected classes to include sexual orientation and gender identity in cases of discrimination . The bill was originally requested and subsequently signed by Gregoire on January 31, 2006. She also signed

2560-410: The legislature within six months after pushing through a number of important measures on car emission standards and unemployment benefits. The election was held on November 2, 2004, with the initial count showing Gregoire trailing Rossi by 261 votes. A legally mandated machine recount reduced that lead to only 42 votes, then a hand count requested and funded by the state's Democratic Party gave Gregoire

2624-403: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chehalis_River&oldid=877685943 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chehalis River (Washington) The river

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2688-660: The main river a few miles west of the city of Chehalis . The Newaukum River joins the Chehalis River at Chehalis, after which the river turns north, flowing by the city of Centralia , where the Skookumchuck River joins. After Centralia, the Chehalis River flows north and west, collecting tributaries such as the Black River , which drains the Black Hills to the north, then in the Chehalis Gap collects

2752-476: The major tobacco companies. Other portions of the agreement included enforcement of laws against tobacco sales to children, broad-based smoking prevention strategies, smoking cessation programs, full disclosure of tobacco's health effects, and preservation of an individual's right to sue the tobacco companies. Gregoire defeated Ron Sims and four other minor candidates in the Democratic primary election for

2816-477: The modern economy. The group, chaired by Gregoire and comprising members representing business, government, philanthropy, the education committee, the legislature, and the public, met consistently for 18 months. It released a report in November 2006. It focused on five basic strategies to reform Washington's education system: (1) investing in early learning so that children start off as lifelong learners; (2) improving math and science teaching so that Washingtonians have

2880-655: The nation in implementing health care reform.” Through the Health Insurance Partnership, Gregoire extended health care coverage to 1,100 small-business employees. She announced legislation to modernize the state's health care and pension system, while keeping health care inflation at 4-5% year. She announced “the promise of reform is a day when no one goes without health care coverage. Gregoire pushed SB 5093, Washington State’s Cover All Kids Law, in March 2007. Advancing from this action, in 2009 Gregoire and

2944-423: The nation's largest infrastructure projects, replacement of the 520 floating bridge and a plan to replace the aging and earthquake vulnerable State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct with a deep bore tunnel. At the time, the tunnel was the world's largest deep bore tunnel project. The 520 floating bridge is the world's longest floating bridge and opened in 2016. Seattle's new waterfront tunnel opened in 2019, making way for

3008-460: The office of State Attorney General Slade Gorton , a Republican. As an assistant attorney general, Gregoire concentrated on child-abuse cases, coordinating with social workers to get children removed from abusive family situations and placed with relatives or foster homes, and was later appointed as the first female Deputy Attorney General. In 1988, at the end of his first term as governor of Washington , Booth Gardner appointed Gregoire director of

3072-694: The package into law. In an ongoing effort to reform higher education in Washington, Gregoire asked the Higher Education Funding Task Force to look at college funding and performance options. On the task force's recommendation, on June 6, 2011, Gregoire signed into law several bills to improve Washington's education system. Additionally, on December 13, Gregoire proposed further education reforms to evaluate teachers and principals and designate six failing schools as “laboratory schools” to help improve student performance. She passed and signed those into law on March 8, 2012. Washington

3136-423: The pay of schoolteachers, all groups that gave money to her 2004 recount campaign. Gregoire won Washington's first ever top two primary on August 19, 2008, with 49% of the vote. She advanced to the general election against Rossi. The general election was expected to be close, but Gregoire benefited from large turnout among Democrats to vote for Obama in the concurrent presidential election and won with 53% of

3200-478: The river. Though the people ceded the lands surrounding the Chehalis River upon the signing of the 1856 Treaty of Olympia, the tribes have retained fishing and hatchery rights. Plans were raised during the presidency of Franklin Pierce to use the river as part of a canal stretching from Olympia to Grays Harbor. The idea was reintroduced multiple times during the 19th century but no official acts, nor construction of

3264-566: The settlement over the next 25 years with the payments continuing in perpetuity. Gregoire and Governor Gary Locke asked the legislature to reserve portions of the settlement for restitution to the state and to establish a special account to finance a long-term tobacco prevention and control program. The account would be used to pay for anti-tobacco advertising and education, accessible cessation programs, and other activities. In March 1999, Gregoire announced that Washington would receive at least an additional $ 394.9 million in settlement payments from

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3328-666: The spread of gambling across the state, as well as other Native American tribes. The renegotiated compact, which was signed by the Spokane and 26 other Washington tribes, was signed by Gregoire in early 2007 and eliminated the revenue sharing and off-reservation facilities, but included an increase of allowed slot machines to 4,700 with a limit of 2,000 per location, increased the betting limit of some of its slot machines to $ 20, and allowed high-stakes gambling on blackjack and poker tables to players who pass financial screening and aren't known problem gamblers. The tribe also agreed to donate 2% of

3392-627: The state legislature strengthened coverage during the financial crisis by passing HB 2128, the Apple Health For Kids Act. On May 11, 2011, Gregoire signed six bills to transform Washington’s health care system. They included creation of a health care exchange to limit health care inflation to 4% over 10 years, saving citizens $ 26 billion in health care costs, and legislation consolidating the state’s two largest health care purchasers to make care programs more effective. On January 13, 2012, Gregoire filed an amicus brief in support of

3456-401: The states for tax dollars spent to treat Medicaid patients for smoking-related illnesses. The companies also agreed to pay $ 50 million to national attorneys general for enforcement. These payments funded children's health services and programs and a $ 25 billion trust for health-related issues. For her leading role in the litigation, Gregoire won the state of Washington a $ 4.5 billion share of

3520-441: The table to negotiate their shared interests. Gregoire played a principal role in helping reach agreements about the natural resource distribution between the tribes and the state. Gregoire was elected attorney general in 1992 by 11 percentage points over her opponent, Norm Maleng , an attorney who served and was reelected seven times as King County prosecutor. She was Washington's first and only female attorney general. Gregoire

3584-412: The vote. During the general election against former state senator and real estate agent Dino Rossi , Gregoire proposed a major initiative in life sciences, especially by increasing state funding for embryonic stem cell research. In debates, she tried to counter voter unease about the state government by saying she would "blow past the bureaucracy" and bring change herself. Gregoire won the backing of

3648-643: The vote. There was a marked geographical split in the 2008 election: the more populous and Democratic -leaning Western Washington counties supported Gregoire, while the less populous and more Republican -leaning Eastern Washington counties supported Rossi. During her time in office, Gregoire made sweeping changes to Washington's education system in areas such as the state government's responsibility in providing education, college readiness, expansion of early learning programs, as well as introducing new government-accountable educational goals. Beginning her work with education months after taking office, Gregoire signed

3712-704: The waterway, materialized. Versions of the canal project persisted after the build of the Panama Canal and during the Great Depression , with scaled-down plans lasting into the 1970s. During the Great Coastal Gale of 2007 , a 20-mile (32 km) stretch of Interstate 5 was closed between exits 68 and 88 because of flooding from the Chehalis River, causing the roadway to be under about 10 feet (3.0 m) of water. The recommended detour added about four hours and 280 miles (450 km). It

3776-479: Was closed in and around the cities of Centralia and Chehalis because of flooding from the Chehalis River, causing the roadway to be under several feet of water. Since the main east–west mountain passes were also closed during this event, the flooding from the Chehalis River essentially cut off interstate traffic to the Puget Sound area from the south, and no detour was available. The Chehalis River, along with

3840-496: Was not expected to reopen for several days. However, upon breaching a dike on Dec. 5, 2007, the water receded more quickly than anticipated. Amtrak train service between Portland, Oregon , and Vancouver, British Columbia , was also disrupted. Washington governor Christine Gregoire declared a state of emergency on December 3. During the January 7, 2009, Pacific Northwest storms, a 20-mile (32 km) stretch of Interstate 5

3904-515: Was once much larger during the Ice Age when the tongue of the glacial ice sheet covering the Puget Sound terminated near Olympia and glacial runoff formed a large torrent of meltwater. This carved a large oversized valley that is much larger than the current river could have produced. The river's mouth was out near current Westport until rising sea levels at the end of the ice age flooded

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3968-403: Was one of the first states to tackle rising health care and insurance costs. Gregoire proposed major health care reforms including changes in how the state purchased health care, consolidating state health care spending, and streamlining purchasing practices. As part of the reforms, Gregoire implemented a Health Care Cabinet to ensure the state was ready. She announced, “Washington is going to lead

4032-773: Was raised in Auburn, Washington , by her mother, Sybil Grace Jacobs (née Palmer), who worked as a short-order cook. After graduating from Auburn Senior High School , she attended the University of Washington in Seattle, graduating in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts in speech and sociology . At UW, she became a member of the Sigma Iota chapter of the Kappa Delta sorority. She then attended Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane , receiving her Juris Doctor in 1977. Gregoire went to work as an assistant attorney general in

4096-439: Was reelected in 1996 and 2000, both times over Richard Pope , by about 25 and 18 percentage points respectively. As attorney general, Gregoire worked on children's issues, helped reform the juvenile system, passed a new ethics law for state government, strengthened rights for victims of identity theft, and worked to find alternatives to litigation in resolving legal disputes. During Gregoire's second term as attorney general,

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