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The Tale of the Washington State Bird, Volume 1: Meadowlarks, Goldfinches, and Mugwumps

The Tale of the Washington State Bird, Volume 1: Meadowlarks, Goldfinches, and Mugwumps

From the desk of Mary Paynton Schaff Every school child knows that the willow goldfinch is the official State Bird of Washington.  But less well known is the fact that the willow goldfinch had a long and controversial road to approval – 23 years of bickering and grandstanding, all of which culminated in a dramatic and highly amusing floor debate in the state’s House of Representatives. But first, let’s go back to 1928 when Washington’s school children were given the…

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Gregoire advisers Brown, Moore get new posts

Gregoire advisers Brown, Moore get new posts

Two of Governor Gregoire’s most trusted advisers, her budget and policy director and her legislative director, are moving on – but not leaving Olympia.   The governor says budget chief Victor Moore is departing to become chief operating officer of the Washington State Investment Board. He will be replaced at the Department of Financial Management by Marty Brown, effective the middle of April. Moore and Brown are charter members of the Gregoire administration now in its sixth year, and have been key…

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