Gregoire leading governors security council

Published 9:52 am Friday, February 5, 2010

OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire is one of 10 governors appointed by the president to a homeland security council focused on the National Guard.

The Democrat is co-chair of the council along with Republican Jim Douglas of Vermont.

The council arose from questions raised by Hurricane Katrina about the role of the military in U.S. disasters.