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Foley Institute, OSOS host event on ‘Polling & the Pollsters’

Foley Institute, OSOS host event on ‘Polling & the Pollsters’

Secretary Wyman kicks off Friday’s forum about polling and politics. Seated are pollster Stuart Elway and polling expert Kathy Frankovic (right). Public opinion polling, focus groups and shaping public policy and political campaigns were the focus of a Capitol forum co-sponsored Friday by Secretary of State Kim Wyman and the Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at WSU. The fascinating hour, moderated by Melissa Santos of the Tacoma News Tribune and The Olympian, included insiders’ explanation of the…

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February “Archives treasures” poll winner is…

February “Archives treasures” poll winner is…

  Photo courtesy of the Washington State Archives Earlier in the week, we asked you to vote in our February Archives treasures poll. The contenders were the Penitentiary Inmate Files of 1881-1902,  a photograph of Woodrow Wilson’s visit to Seattle in 1919, and a letter written by George Washington during the Revolutionary War. George Washington’s letter took first place this month, earning 47% of the votes, followed by the Penitentiary Inmate Files (38%), and Woodrow Wilson’s photograph (15%). The letter, written…

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Vote in February “Archives treasures” poll!

Vote in February “Archives treasures” poll!

It’s that time again! Last week we began our February edition of our “Archives treasures” blog series. We provided you with pictures and interesting information about the Penitentiary Inmate Files of 1881-1902, a photograph of President Woodrow Wilson’s visit to Seattle in 1919, and yesterday we topped it all off with a letter written by George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Now we are asking you to vote for your State Archives February fave in this month’s opinion poll. The…

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Vote for your favorite “State Library jewel”

Vote for your favorite “State Library jewel”

In the Office of the Secretary of State, we’re fond of putting things up to a vote. Two weeks ago we asked what your favorite “Archives treasure” was, and now we’d like to know which “State Library jewel” you find most interesting. Last week we featured three different “State Library jewels” for January, beginning with a state road map dating back to 1924. We then traveled a little further back in time with the list of motor vehicle owners from…

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Elway survey: Local governments feel the pinch

Elway survey: Local governments feel the pinch

Independent pollster Stu Elway surveys local election officials every five years or so to see what’s on their mind as the most important “issues or opportunities” facing their area for the next five or 10 years.  This year, with the state and nation still mired in recession, it was no surprise to see that budget concerns were the top thing mentioned by six out of 10 officials. In 2005, budget pressures were mentioned by only 35 percent and in 1999,…

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