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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….

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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…

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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…

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WA Legislature convenes with Senate drama

WA Legislature convenes with Senate drama

Secretary of State Wyman (left) and Supreme Court Justice Barbara Madsen smile as Sen. Pam Roach signals to her colleagues after being sworn in.   (Photos courtesy of Benjamin Helle) Washington’s 64th Legislature got off to a peaceful start in the House and some unexpected fireworks in the Senate. Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, newly re-elected after a bruising challenge from a fellow Republican in the General Election, caught her GOP caucus off-guard by teaming with 23 minority Democrats and fellow…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Happy 125th birthday, Washington!

Happy 125th birthday, Washington!

Members of the 2014 Capsule Keepers sit on the Rotunda floor as they and hundreds of others listen to the state’s 125th birthday celebration program in the Capitol. You only turn 125 once. And the state of Washington did it right. Hundreds gathered in the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday afternoon to join in the state’s 125th birthday celebration. Among the state officials speaking at the event were Gov. Jay Inslee (First Lady Trudi Inslee also spoke) and Secretary of State Kim…

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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…

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Honoring state workers who go the Extra Mile

Honoring state workers who go the Extra Mile

Gov. Inslee (left) and Secretary of State Wyman (right) with members of the Department of Transportation’s GeoMetrix team. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Horn) Secretary of State Wyman has joined Gov. Inslee in recognizing more than 30 Washington state employees at the Extra Mile Awards ceremony at the Capitol. “So many of our state employees give 100 percent each and every day, but these workers we’ve honored have truly given that extra effort and commitment,” Wyman said after the Friday event….

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