Sunday, November 1, 2009

In-Class Research Exercise

Crime Stats:
-In 2007, Pullman, WA, had 5 reported hate crimes, whereas most similarly small cities in the state of Washington had around 3. However, compared to Seattle, who had 28 hate crimes, Pullman appears to not have a problem with the number of hate crimes. The most common type of hate crime that was reported was hate crimes related to race (4 race related hate crimes were reported in 2006 & 2007).


Follow the Money:
-Christine Gregoire was the Washington State governor candidate that received the most political donations in 2008. She received $12,002,778.
-For the first leading gubernatorial candidate, Christine Gregoire, the industry that contributed the largest donations (aside from the candidates' own political committees) was from the Lawyers and Lobbyists industry, who gave a total of $381,414 during her campaign. For the second leading gubernatorial candidate, Dino Rossi, the industry that contributed the largest donations was from the Lawyers and Lobbyists , who gave a total of $74,127 during his campaign.
-The Forestry & Forest Products industry donated the most money to the Republican party.
-The Lobbyists & Public Relations industry donated the most money to the Democratic party.


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