Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Rob McKenna


Related Topics

  
  About Attorney General Rob McKenna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
McKenna received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1988, where he was a member of the Law Review.
McKenna was student body president at the U.W. and graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
McKenna, his wife Marilyn and their four children reside in Bellevue.
www.atg.wa.gov /mckenna.shtml   (475 words)

  
 WSPTA Meetings
Rob McKenna gave a touching and informative keynote presentation during the voting session on Saturday, May 6th at the Washington State PTA Convention.
McKenna explained that kids think that when they are in a chat room, they are completely anonymous, but that is not the case.
McKenna urged parents to be aware of this problem and to talk to their kids about the dangers of drinking.
www.wastatepta.org /meetings/mckenna.htm   (669 words)

  
 Transcript: Chat with new Attorney General Rob McKenna
McKenna: The bill would still improve public access to government records over what that access would be under the Supreme Court's decision last year, although I don't support the Senate Committee's decision to liberalize the use of attorney-client privilege as a basis for exemption from disclosure.
McKenna: It sounds as though he's referring to the public comment period at an open public meeting and that he'd prefer the comments be taken at the beginning of the meeting rather than at the end, and I agree.
McKenna: Well, the primary risk going into yesterday's committee hearing was that the bill wouldn't move out at all, so most of our energy was devoted to that, even if the bill was amended somewhat.
www.citizenreviewonline.org /march2005/06/mckenna.htm   (2639 words)

  
 McKenna plan: Invest in freeways, not light rail
McKenna, a key player in negotiations on a regional package that could be submitted to voters, characterized his proposal as a work in progress.
McKenna and Pelz are two of seven council members from the three counties involved in negotiations so far.
McKenna said his plan would be discussed at meetings of the Democratic and Republican caucuses of the County Council Monday.
www.citizenreviewonline.org /june_2002/mckenna_plan.htm   (1360 words)

  
 Liquid Capital Franchisee - McKenna Capital Corp - Woodside, NY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Rob quickly applied his college degrees in Accounting and Computer Information Systems to his career, and immediately excelled in the financial services sector.
As a Liquid Capital business owner, Rob McKenna brings forth a skill set of strengths and specialties that are bound to ensure client satisfaction.
Although Rob is never far from his Blackberry, he also manages to juggle life as a single father of two young boys.
www.liquidcapitalcorp.com /rmckenna/about.php   (451 words)

  
 [No title]
McKenna: Lawyers who are in a position of leadership and influence need to use their positions to speak up, both on the importance of an independent judiciary, and on an accountable judiciary.
McKenna: I think this question refers to the idea of state constitutional change, for example, to move away from a system of elected judges … that’s going to be very difficult frankly.
McKenna: I think you need to tap people who are in a position to convene in such a group.
www.wsba.org /media/publications/barnews/frank-oct06.htm   (6585 words)

  
 Jim West :: A Spokesman-Review Investigative Report
McKenna said Tucker would be the authority responsible for prosecution of any state law violations unless Tucker requested that the attorney general undertake any prosecution.
McKenna also said that no determination had been made as to the number of years in which investigators would be looking into West's activities.
McKenna's chief of staff is Milt Doumit, who earned $120,000 as the secretary of the Senate in 2003.
www.spokesmanreview.com /jimwest/story.asp?ID=051205_mckenna   (1407 words)

  
 An Analysis of the Attorneys General/Ameriquest Settlement -- NHEMA Teleseminar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
General McKenna is committed to providing statewide leadership in the battle against methamphetamine production, identity theft and counterterrorism activities, and to protecting communities - particularly children - from sexual predators.
McKenna also convened the first statewide Identity Theft Summit last fall, bringing together over 300 leaders from the public and private sector to discuss how to tackle what has become the fastest-growing crime in the United States.
He is a Distinguished Eagle Scout and serves on the Executive Committee of the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America, as well as on the Board of Directors of the Bellevue Community College Foundation.
events.nhema.org /Teleseminar2/speakers.html   (992 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Election: Rob McKenna for state's top lawyer
Rob McKenna, Republican, is endorsed for state attorney general.
McKenna is the kind of Republican the party needs more of.
McKenna said he would be honored to defend the "top two" primary-election system before the U.S. Supreme Court, should the voters accept that system Nov. 2.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/election/2002068379_kenned21.html   (471 words)

  
 Washblog: Republican priorities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He is all hot in the pants because Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna has reversed the standing position on I-776, which would in effect gut Sound Transit of its bus and rail budget.
Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna tenure is being marked as BIAW friendly, slow to help consumers on identity theft, and now anti-government, mirroring his national counterparts in the Bush Administration by abusing his position.
Rob McKenna can think of nothing better to do at this time but to fulfill his political cronies wishes of destroying Sound Transit.
washblog.typepad.com /main/2005/09/republican_prio.html   (537 words)

  
 Amazon.com: One Bad Thing: Books: Bill Eidson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Rob McKenna and his wife, attempting to rebuild their marriage after the death of their daughter, seek solace in a new life aboard the boat they've bought and sailed to the Caribbean.
Rob McKenna and his wife, Catherine, decide to sell their home and cruise the world on their sailboat, in order to rebuild their lives following the tragic death of their teenage daughter.
Rob is pursued by some nasty thugs who want the diamonds back, and the plot starts to get more complicated and less believable.
www.amazon.com /One-Bad-Thing-Bill-Eidson/dp/0812579593   (2645 words)

  
 The Daily News Online
McKenna sees the top issue in the race as the "loss of credibility" in the Attorney General's office, criticizing Gregoire, a Democrat, for being "too much involved in policymaking instead of providing legal advice."
McKenna also criticized Gregoire for opposing any form of so-called tort reform to limit or restrict plaintiffs seeking to collect damages in negligence suits.
McKenna said he favors some forms of tort reform, such as limiting attempts to tap the state's "deep pockets" even when its negligence might be minimal.
www.tdn.com /articles/2004/06/05/area_news/news06.txt   (697 words)

  
 The November Coalition - title here
McKenna said that replacing the federal cuts would cost about $4 million a year and that setting up the three new state task forces for rural areas would cost about $1 million more.
Attorney General Rob McKenna, along with the 26-member task force "Operation: Allied Against Meth," is backing legislation that focuses on longer prison sentences and emphasizes substance abuse treatment.
McKenna's proposals will also provide more tools to assist in the cleanup of contaminated meth labs.
www.november.org /WAState/WAMethBill.html   (1293 words)

  
 The Daily World
McKenna, who was the main force in pushing through a revision of the state's public disclosure laws last legislative session, was in Aberdeen for the fifth of 13 forums to get public input on disclosure laws and the model rules called for in the new legislation.
McKenna, a Republican elected last fall after Christine Gregoire vacated the office, gave special credit to House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam, helping push through the update of the Public Disclosure Act.
One of the things McKenna sought to correct was a government agency's right to reject a public records request because the request was overly broad.
www.thedailyworld.com /articles/2005/08/25/local_news/03news.txt   (1192 words)

  
 Strengthening the Shield (Seattle Weekly)
McKenna's proposal goes one step further than case law by granting an absolute privilege for confidential information, subject to no conditions.
McKenna says he was inspired to act by the Miller case.
Miller, ever so cozy with her now indicted source and a gullible voice for the administration's line on weapons of mass destruction, turned out to be an imperfect poster child.
www.seattleweekly.com /news/0546/051116_news_shield.php   (580 words)

  
 Forced Unity | News | City | The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
County Executive Ron Sims may have done the dirty work--axing Rob McKenna from the Sound Transit Board on December 28--but the cheesy political move really represents the first rumblings of the Nickels era.
Offing McKenna, a Republican King County council member from Bellevue, set the plate for new Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels' top priority: making sure Sound Transit's light-rail project gets $500 million from the federal government.
McKenna, 39, was an outspoken Sound Transit critic (not to mention a dissenting vote against the agency's latest awkward revision of the light-rail plan: one-third shorter, $500 million more expensive, three years late, and nearly double the cost per rider, grouses McKenna).
www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=9735   (724 words)

  
 Crack down: State Attorney General Rob McKenna takes on meth, public disclosure laws - Puget Sound Business Journal ...
McKenna is also taking over management of a large and complex office that was under the leadership of his Democratic predecessor, Gov. Christine Gregoire, for 12 years.
McKenna, a smart, charming and affable former King County Council member who looks much younger than his 42 years, said meth abuse has a devastating impact on rural communities throughout Washington, and in much of the Western United States.
McKenna estimates that four out of five cases of foster care the state is involved in are meth-driven.
www.bizjournals.com /seattle/stories/2005/08/08/focus1.html   (659 words)

  
 JudgeRoberts.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Washington for Judge Roberts, an ad-hoc coalition, is co-chaired by Attorney General Robert McKenna and former United States Senator Slade Gorton, currently serving as an of counsel for Policy and Public Law at Preston Gates and Ellis LLP.
The coalition has been formed to ensure that Judge John G. Roberts receives genuine consideration for the Supreme Court Chief Justice vacancy, not baseless attacks.
He has been an attorney for 17 years since beginning his career in 1988 at the Bellevue office of Perkins Coie, one of the nation's top 50 law firms.
judgeroberts.com /states/wa/who.shtml   (376 words)

  
 Small Business Pipeline | FTC, AG Blame 'Extortionware' For Pop-up Hell
According to the FTC and Rob McKenna, Washington's attorney general, the defendants pushed a movie download service from sites including Movieland.com, Popcorn.net, and Moviepass.tv, all of which offered a three-day free trial.
Both McKenna and the FTC alleged that the pop-ups were virtually impossible to remove.
McKenna added that if found guilty, the defendants could be fined as much as $100,000 per violation.
informationweek.smallbizpipeline.com /192202938   (855 words)

  
 National State Attorneys General Program at Columbia Law School
On November 16th, Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna spoke to a meeting of the Federalist Society of Columbia Law School.
McKenna, a graduate of the University of Washington and the University of Chicago Law School where he was a member of the Law Review, specifically addressed the concept of multistate litigation.
McKenna is a member of the Advisory Board of the National State Attorney General Program at Columbia Law School.
www.law.columbia.edu /center_program/ag   (347 words)

  
 Rob McKenna for Attorney General   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Rob McKenna is an experienced attorney, experienced public sector manager and seasoned leader.
· Rob has experience managing public employees – there are 125 employees in the legislative branch of King County.
He argued that they couldn’t complete the project within the promised budget and timeline, and he was right.
www.robmckenna.org /bio.html   (495 words)

  
 Sound Politics: Rob McKenna at the Downtown Seattle Republican Club
Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna will be the guest speaker at this coming Monday's dinner meeting of the Downtown Seattle Republican Club.
Someone should ask Rob is he agrees with Darci Burner and Mike McGavick that Dave Reichert should not be re-elected because he voted himself a pay raise after he voted to cut funding for vets.
Stefan--I really like Rob, but the meth "epidemic" is a total myth, and has been proven to be so.
soundpolitics.com /archives/006956.html   (769 words)

  
 Sound Politics: Rob McKenna at Downtown Seattle Republican Club, 9/19
The special guest speaker at next Monday's (September 19) meeting of the Downtown Seattle Republican Club is Attorney General Rob McKenna.
Be sure to ask McKenna why he has kept 90%+ of the Gregoire appointments in the AG's office.
There's a lot that goes on in the AG's office that has nothing to do with politics, and the attorneys who work there are chosen for their legal abilities in the area of law that they are assigned to.
www.soundpolitics.com /archives/005075.html   (1073 words)

  
 Washington's Lottery -- About Us
SEATTLE - Attorney General Rob McKenna today warned consumers that a scam letter bearing the Mega Millions logo is being sent out to individuals in several states via standard mail.
McKenna said the letter is a scam, designed to obtain personal financial information from unsuspecting players who believe they have won a prize in the multi-state Mega Millions game.
McKenna said the Attorney General's Office also continues to receive an increasing number of calls from consumers inquiring about foreign lotteries.
www.walottery.com /sections/aboutus/Default.aspx?Page=ConsumerAlert   (628 words)

  
 Access Washington- State News Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
OLYMPIA -- Attorney General Rob McKenna today issued the following statement on the state Supreme Court's decision in State ex rel.
The case concerned the right of the Washington Education Association to decide how to spend compulsory fees paid by educational employees who are not union members and who did not give prior permission for those fees to be used for political purposes.
When individuals are compelled to pay fees to a union, the union should be required to obtain prior permission before spending that money for the union's political purposes," McKenna said.
access.wa.gov /news/2006/Mar/n2006216_6079.aspx   (229 words)

  
 LA Weight Loss Settles With Wash. State - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Washington state has settled with two weight loss companies accused of falsely advertising the cost of their programs, Attorney General Rob McKenna says.
McKenna said the companies continued to misrepresent the cost of their programs and make unsubstantiated health claims even after paying penalties as part of a 2005 settlement with the state.
LA Weight Loss Franchise Co. was not a party in the new settlements because it did not violate the earlier settlement, McKenna said.
www.forbes.com /feeds/ap/2006/11/28/ap3209199.html   (573 words)

  
 Attorney General Rob McKenna Launches Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don't Mix and Pregunte. Eschuche. Aprenda. ...
Attorney General Rob McKenna Launches Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don't Mix and Pregunte.
Prosser, WA — Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna joined The Century Council to announce a statewide initiative to fight underage drinking in Washington.
I believe that Ask, Listen, Learn is an effective tool to reduce underage drinking and facilitate effective conversations between parents and their children,” said Attorney General McKenna.
www.centurycouncil.org /press/2005/pr2005-10-25a.html   (1003 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.