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A measure creating a state civil service commission to manage employees of the state, counties, cities, ports, schools, parks, and libraries [54] Failed [55] 208,904 (41.03%) 300,274 (58.97%) Initiative to the People 114 A measure to limit the tax rate of personal property by state, county, municipalities, and school districts [54] Passed [55]
It oversees the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, a state-funded preschool program for low-income 3- and 4-year-olds. The agency sets policy for child care subsidy programs, and coordinates early intervention services for children birth to age 3 who have disabilities and/or developmental delays, including providing specialized ...
The Washington State Department of Commerce is a state agency in Washington. Based in the state's capitol, Olympia, Washington, the agency is responsible for community and economic development. The agency manages several boards and commissions with a focus on businesses, local governments, tribes, and community-based organizations.
The State Senate Chamber of the Washington State Capitol. The Washington State Legislature is the state's legislative branch. The state legislature is bicameral and is composed of a lower House of Representatives and an upper State Senate. The state is divided into 49 legislative districts of equal population, each of which elects two ...
employees 1 State of Washington, including education: 20,566 2 Local government, including education 2,593 3 Providence St. Peter Hospital: 2,173 4 Capital Medical Center 700 5 YMCA: 700 6 Washington State Employees Credit Union: 501 7 AMR Corp: 499 8 Titus Will 431 9 Olympian 366 10 Olympia Orthopedic 300
The state has five classifications for its 281 municipalities: 197 are code cities, 10 are first-class cities, 5 are second-class cities, 69 are towns, and 1 is an unclassified city. [3] All municipalities have an elected city or town council and an executive—either a mayor or manager —to oversee administration of the government.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. [3] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.