Washington became a separate territory from Oregon on March 2, 1853. Washington Territory drafted a constitution in 1878 through Walla Walla Constitutional Convention in 1878 but it was rejected by Congress. On November 11, 1889, President Benjamin Harrison signed the proclamation admitting Washington to the Union. (1889 Constitutional Convention, Washington State Archives.) In 1989, Washington commemorated the […]
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington Healthplanfinder today announced that 345,158 Washingtonians have newly enrolled in private health coverage or Washington Apple Health (Medicaid) since Oct. 1. More than 88,000 residents have now enrolled in private health plans. Nearly 260,000 individuals who have been previously covered through Apple Health have renewed their coverage through wahealthplanfinder.org for a […]
By Leslee Jaquette On this warm spring day as I wander the docks at the Port of Seattle’s Fishermen’s Terminal (FT), I fall into a “Walter Mitty” daylight daydream. Transformed by the sights and smells here at the home of the Pacific Northwest fishing fleet, my reverie places me amongst purse seiners rolling […]
