Gov. Gregoire launches new Web site - www.governor.wa.gov

For Immediate Release: November 20, 2008

OLYMPIA � Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced the launch of her new interactive Web site. The site provides accessibility features and easier navigation capability. It also invites feedback from the public on budget-savings suggestions.

�To be effective and responsive, state government must stay in tune with changing technologies. This new Web site provides opportunities for Washingtonians to easily find the information they need about how the governor�s office works on their behalf and readily provide feedback,� Gregoire said.

The updated site offers RSS news feed capability and will incorporate other online technologies in the coming months. Earlier this year, the governor introduced her blog and within the past week added a feedback function to solicit suggestions from readers on ways they suggest to reform government and save money.

The governor�s Web site receives about 40,000 unique visitors per month with nearly 160,000 page views in that same timeframe. The most popular pages are the governor�s priorities, contact information, newsroom and flag lowering information.