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Washington State government consists of more than 190 agencies, departments, and commissions. The main administrative departments are: [1] Agriculture (WSDA); Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP)
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 Department of Labor and Industries was created by an act of the state legislature in 1921, overseeing industrial insurance, worker safety, and industrial relations. [2] [3] The new agency superseded the Bureau of Labor, created in 1901 to inspect workplaces, and minor state boards and commissions monitoring worker health, safety, and insurance claims.
Area codes in Washington state. The U.S. state of Washington has six telephone area codes. The state initially used a single area code until it was divided in 1957 with the creation of area code 509 to serve Eastern Washington. In 1995, 206 was split again to serve just the Puget Sound region after area code 360 was created for the remainder of ...
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The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia (from Washington (state)) Image 57 Lewis and Clark 's expedition Corps of Discovery meet the Chinooks on the Lower Columbia River in October 1805, ( Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia , artwork painted by Charles Marion Russel (1864-1926), a century later after the event c. 1905) (from History ...
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) is an independent three-member board appointed by the Governor of Washington and confirmed by the Washington State Senate to six-year terms.
The Washington State Department of Social Security was created by the legislature in 1937 with divisions to manage the state's unemployment benefits and employment offices. [3] It was originally located in the Old Capitol Building in Olympia but outgrew its offices and was later furnished a separate headquarters building in January 1947.