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The government of Washington State is the governmental structure of the State of Washington, United States, as established by the Constitution of the State of Washington. The executive is composed of the Governor, several other statewide elected officials and the Governor's cabinet. The Washington State Legislature consists of the House of ...
June 22, 1979. The Washington State Capitol (or " Legislative Building") in Olympia is the home of the government of the State of Washington. It contains the chambers of the Washington State Legislature, offices for the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and state treasurer. It is part of a larger administrative campus including ...
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Washington, officially the State of Washington, [ 3] is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state[ a] to distinguish it from the national capital, [ 4] both named for George Washington (the first U.S. president ). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west ...
The governor of Washington is the head of government of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] [3] The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, [4] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Washington Legislature and line-item veto power to cancel specific provisions in spending bills. [5]
The official History of the Washington State Legislature states "As had been the case in 1882, in Thurston County, Democrats and anti-administration Republicans joined to form the People’s Party". [13] However a Washington local newspaper in 1865 listed the People's Party as one of the main competing parties in an election. [17]
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives, composed of 98 Representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate, with 49 Senators plus the Lieutenant Governor acting as president. [ 1]
A report from the state Office of the Family and Children’s Ombuds, which specifically looks at deaths and near deaths of children under (DCYF) supervision, found there were 85 child deaths and ...