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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 ...
526,130 (52.11%) 483,449 (47.89%) Initiative to the People 205 A measure creating a new liquor license for taverns allowing them to sell alcoholic liquor [78] Failed [79] 357,455 (30.89%) 799,643 (69.11%) Initiative to the People 207 A measure establishing a civil service system for state employees and providing for the administration of that ...
The city is 47 miles (76 km) southwest of Seattle, the most populous city in Washington, and 100 miles (160 km) north of Portland, Oregon. [11] According to the United States Census Bureau , Olympia has an area of 19.68 square miles (50.97 km 2 ), of which 17.82 sq mi (46.15 km 2 ) is land and 1.86 sq mi (4.82 km 2 ) is water. [ 12 ]
Pat McCarthy was elected Washington state auditor on November 8, 2016. She assumed office on January 11, 2017. She assumed office on January 11, 2017. McCarthy began her career in public service as an elected school board director for the Tacoma School District , a position she held from 1987–1999.
Image source: Getty Images. 1. Lockheed Martin. After its stock price reached an all-time high earlier this year, Lockheed Martin and its defense contractor peers have sold off considerably over ...
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.