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Governors’ executive orders over the years

Governors’ executive orders over the years

  Gov. Dixy Lee Ray issued several executive orders in 1980 that related to the Mount St. Helens eruption. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives) They might lack the authority and consensus of legislatively approved state laws, but executive orders are a powerful way that Washington’s governors have made things happen in state government over the years. Executive orders are formal orders issued by the governor, generally to cabinet agencies statewide, requiring that certain actions be taken. They may have…

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Doing research on WA governors? Check out the State Library

Doing research on WA governors? Check out the State Library

Gov. Clarence Martin, 1933-1941 (Photo courtesy of Washington State Library) If you’re doing research on Washington’s past governors, look no further than the Washington State Library. You will find all you’ll ever need to know about the governors of our beautiful state in the collection titled Washington State Research. A few of the more interesting pieces while searching through the collection are found in the executive orders section. There, you can take an in-depth look at executive orders issued by…

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Classic gov bill-signing photos: Gardner and Lowry

Classic gov bill-signing photos: Gardner and Lowry

(Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives.) Latest in our series of blog posts featuring classic State Archives photos of previous Washington governors signing bills into law. Today we’re focusing on the late Booth Gardner and Mike Lowry. Gardner is shown at top signing a bill in his office. (Note the plate of souvenir pens.) The bottom photo features Lowry putting his John Hancock on a bill in the governor’s conference room as a group of legislators and bill supporters stand…

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Governors’ bill-signing pens over the years

Governors’ bill-signing pens over the years

For the past couple of weeks, Gov. Jay Inslee has been busy signing bills into law as proud legislators and bill supporters cluster around and watch each pen stroke. As is customary, the governor shakes hands, poses for photos and hands out souvenir  pens with his name on them as a keepsake to be used or framed. Since it’s “bill-signing season” here in Olympia, here’s a look at the collection of the bill-signing pens used by Washington governors going back…

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Archives treasure #3: Olympics-related photos

Archives treasure #3: Olympics-related photos

(Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives.) In case you haven’t seen the ads and TV promos, the world’s biggest sports event is coming soon. People throughout the world are getting excited about the 2012 Summer Olympics starting in London in only two weeks. London might be thousands of miles from our state, but our State Archives has a small collection of  photos related to the Olympics that will remind us that Washington has been touched (literally) by the Olympic flame….

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