Browsed by
Tag: Gov. Jay Inslee

From the WA State Digital Archives: 1939 bill-signing photo

From the WA State Digital Archives: 1939 bill-signing photo

Gov. Clarence Martin signs a bill into law in 1939 as Secretary of State Belle Reeves (seated on left) and female legislators watch. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives) We’ve reached that point of the legislative session when Gov. Jay Inslee starts signing bills into law. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re sharing a Washington State Digital Archives photograph from 1939 that depicts a bill-signing ceremony. This shot shows Gov. Clarence Martin signing into law House Bill 300,…

Read More Read More

Gov. Inslee & Secretary Wyman certify 2016 election

Gov. Inslee & Secretary Wyman certify 2016 election

Secretary Wyman and Gov. Inslee certify the 2016 General Election returns. (Photos courtesy of Patrick McDonald) Secretary of State Kim Wyman and Gov. Jay Inslee have certified the returns for the 2016 General Election, including a record number of ballot measures and hotly contested races from the White House to local offices. The election drew record voter registrations of nearly 4.3 million and the most ballots ever counted in the state, over 3.36 million.  The turnout was nearly 79 percent,…

Read More Read More

2016 Election: Record 3.36m ballots counted

2016 Election: Record 3.36m ballots counted

Washington counties have certified the returns in the hotly contested 2016 elections that attracted record voter registrations of nearly 4.3 million and the most ballots ever counted in the state, over 3.36 million.  The turnout was nearly 79 percent, a strong showing nationally. The spike in voter engagement reflects the four-year cycle of elections, with the presidential-gubernatorial always generating the most interest and turnout. Voters’ plates were full this year. Besides the heavily publicized race for president, voters were choosing…

Read More Read More

State presents Medal of Merit, Medal of Valor

State presents Medal of Merit, Medal of Valor

Secretary of State Wyman speaks about the Medal of Merit during the ceremony in the House Chambers to present that award and the Medal of Valor. (Photo courtesy Legislative Support Services Photo Department)  It was a day of applause and deep respect and admiration, as the state of Washington awarded the  Medal of Merit to two game-changing citizens and the Medal of Valor to Snohomish County communities and tribe who responded heroically to the Oso landslide tragedy one year ago….

Read More Read More

Inslee greenlights Medal of Valor for Oso communities

Inslee greenlights Medal of Valor for Oso communities

Gov. Inslee signs Medal of Valor legislation as state officials and OSOS staffers stand by. (Photo courtesy of Legislative Photo Department) One year ago, on the morning of March 22, a massive landslide east of Oso in Snohomish County devastated the landscape and claimed 43 lives.  First-responders and regular citizens from Oso, Darrington, and Arlington and the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe sprung into action. A grateful state will pay tribute to those three communities and the tribe “in honor of outstanding acts…

Read More Read More

12s get loud for Super Seahawks

12s get loud for Super Seahawks

Gov. Inslee, Secretary Wyman and first lady Trudi Inslee (left) lead cheers with the 12th Man on the Capitol steps. (Photo courtesy Legislative Photo Department) When you have a bunch of loyal 12s working at the Capitol two days before the Super Bowl, you need to do something to let them cheer on their beloved Seahawks. Gov. Inslee gave them an excuse to yell at the top of their lungs when he issued a proclamation calling for three Moments of…

Read More Read More

SEA…HAWKS! 12th Man rally draws Capitol throng

SEA…HAWKS! 12th Man rally draws Capitol throng

Seahawks linebacker Heath Farwell addresses the crowd at the 12th Man rally at the Capitol, with Gov. Inslee, first lady Trudi Inslee and Secretary Wyman in the background.   In what is becoming an annual tradition, Seattle Seahawk-mania came to the Capitol Thursday to rally support for the team’s Super Bowl aspirations, starting with the game against Carolina Saturday night in Seattle. Seahawks linebacker Heath Farwell, two Sea Gals and the Seahawks’ mascot, Blitz, joined Gov. Jay Inslee, Secretary of…

Read More Read More

Wyman & Inslee certify 2014 election

Wyman & Inslee certify 2014 election

Secretary Wyman and Governor Inslee share a laugh before certifying election results in his office. It’s one for the history books: Secretary Wyman and Governor Inslee have certified the 2014 elections. The governor and the state’s chief elections officer met in Inslee’s office Tuesday to certify the returns, including races for Congress and Legislature, ballot measures, and the courts. Counties certified other results last week. Democrat Inslee and Republican Wyman bantered as they signed individual election certificates. Inslee, who was…

Read More Read More

WA counties certify 2014 election results

WA counties certify 2014 election results

Washington’s 39 counties have certified their 2014 election returns, in an election dominated by legislative and congressional races, state and local ballot propositions, and local races. Turnout here, as in the rest of the country, was comparatively low for a mid-term election. In Washington, the county tallies totalled 2.12 million votes, or 54.16 percent of the ballots that were mailed out. That was similar to the 56 percent turnout in 2002, the last mid-term election that did not feature a…

Read More Read More

Lombardi Trophy helps draw 750+ to CFD birthday bash

Lombardi Trophy helps draw 750+ to CFD birthday bash

If you throw a birthday party and want to attract a huge crowd, just make sure the Lombardi Trophy is there! That’s what our office did when it hosted a 30th birthday celebration last week for the Combined Fund Drive, the largest giving program for public employees in Washington. Attracted by the trophy given to the Seattle Seahawks for winning the Super Bowl last winter, more than 750 people attended the bash, the most ever for a CFD event. Other…

Read More Read More