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| | Encyclopedia: Lakewood, Washington |
 | | The Washington Legislature is the state legislature of Washington State. | | | Western Washington is a region of the United States defined as that part of Washington state west of the Cascade Mountains. | | | Eastern Washington is a region of the United States defined as that part of Washington state east of the Cascade Mountains. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Lakewood,-Washington
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| | Washington Courts |
| | If you are looking for Washington State laws, you will find the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) at the web site for the Washington State Legislature. | | | For other information on Washington State, visit Access Washington. | | | Kirkland Municipal Court located at 11515 NE 118th Street Kirkland, WA 9803 will be closed May 12, 2006. |
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http://www.courts.wa.gov
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| | Washington (USA) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Washington (USA) |
| | Washington's state constitution Washington is governed under its original 1889 constitution, and amendments to it are proposed by a state legislature, or by a constitutional convention if a majority of the legislators achieve the approval of a majority of the voters. | | | Washington was admitted to the Union in 1889 as the 42nd state and is governed under its original constitution, adopted in 1889. | | | Known as the Evergreen State, Washington is the only state to fly a green flag. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Washington+(USA)
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| | Fircrest School Downsizing |
| | In adopting the state's 2003-05 Washington State Budget, the Legislature directed DSHS to consolidate vacancies within the state's five Residential Habilitation Centers in order to downsize Fircrest School. | | | King County Superior Court Judge Julie Spector declined a request from some guardians of Fircrest School residents that she visit the facility as part of litigation designed to stop the downsizing of the institution, as directed by the Legislature. | | | Supreme Court will not disturb decision allowing DSHS to follow legislative Fircrest downsizing direction. |
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http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/geninfo/firdownsize.html
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| | washing.htm |
| | Citizens in Washington state, however, are using a provision in the state constitution to reign in government and bring it back closer to the people. | | | Although the secretary of state's office has certified that the petitions have achieved the numbers of signatures needed, the new counties cannot come into existence until the state legislature enacts legislation specifying how these splits are to take place. | | | Citizens in Washington State Work to Reestablish Democratic Government |
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http://www.localsov.com/cls/washing.htm
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| | Nurse Practitioner (Local List) |
| | The Washington State Legislature has approved a 3.2% pay raise. | | | A valid Washington State license to practice as a registered nurse. | | | OR Recent graduates of the formal education program who are awaiting the results of the licensing examination must have a Washington State issued temporary permit. |
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http://hr.dop.wa.gov/statejobs/bulletins/CURRENT/LL040901dva.htm
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| | Latest News from Representative Toby Nixon |
| | Furthermore, Washington courts have consistently held that marriages not recognized under Washington law will not be upheld in this state, even if they are considered valid in other states. | | | Federal and state case law is well-established that states can make exceptions to the full faith and credit requirement where out-of-state marriages violate a strong public policy within a state and the legislature of that state has enacted a clear exception regarding such marriages in its marriage laws. | | | There are a number of recent incidents around Washington state and the country regarding the marriage of persons of the same sex where executive and judicial officers who have sworn to uphold the law are acting in defiance of the law and are encouraging even further executive, judicial and social disregard of the law. |
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http://www.tobynixon.com/news2004.htm
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| | Nursing Organizations and Elected Officials Speak Out Against Medical Malpractice Initiatives |
| | I-330 takes this right away by instituting mandatory binding arbitration." "On behalf of the Washington State Nurses Association and the entire nursing community in this state, I urge you to vote NO on both medical malpractice initiatives, and send this matter and all interested parties back to the Legislature for a better solution," Armstrong said. | | | They were joined by the respective Chairs of the Washington State Senate and House Health Care Committees, Sen. Karen Keiser, Burien, and Rep. Eileen Cody, RN, Seattle, and other nurse legislators including Rep. Dawn Morrell, Puyallup; Rep. Judy Clibborn, Mercer Island; and Rep. Tami Green, Lakewood. | | | I-336, supported by the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, takes a punitive approach toward health care providers who have committed malpractice, rather than addressing patient safety in a preventative way. |
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http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-18-2005/0004171583&EDATE=
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| | Washington State Department of Ecology Events Calendar |
| | The 2005 Washington State Legislature passed legislation adopting clean car standards, and the Governor signed the bill into law on May 6, 2005. | | | Washington State Legislature has allocated $2 million in grant funds for cities, counties and ports to retrofit their garbage, dump, and maintenance heavy-duty trucks and transit buses. | | | City of Entiat POTW is being issued a Reauthorization of NPDES Permit No. WA-005127-6 to discharge treated municipal wastewater to the Columbia River at River Mile 485.0 Central Regional Office Water Quality Permits |
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http://apps.ecy.wa.gov/pubcalendar/calendar.asp
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| | 2004 Scorecard & Guide to the Washington Supreme Court |
| | WashingtonÂs judiciary, which finds its authoritative voice in the nine members of the Supreme Court, is a separate and co-equal branch of state government. | | | The Court also interprets acts of the Legislature and the Executive branches to enforce and effectuate the intent of the Legislature and the rights of citizens under our laws. | | | However, because the Court operates on a case-by-case basis and hears only the matters before it, briefed and argued by legal professionals, its work is often obscure to the public. |
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http://www.awb.org/law/scorecard/2004main.asp
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| | CJLF: Briefs: Blakely v. Washington Menu |
| | Defendant seeks to distinguish the Washington system from the federal on two grounds: that the system was enacted by the Washington Legislature rather than a commission, Brief for Petitioner 2, and that the grounds for upward departure are slightly more restricted. | | | The fact that the Washington sentencing grid was enacted directly by the legislature, rather than indirectly through a sentencing commission, is not a valid basis for distinguishing the system from the federal system. | | | We understand that the Washington system will be explained in detail in the State's brief and therefore will not repeat that discussion here. |
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http://www.cjlf.org/briefs/Blakely.htm
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| | WASHINGTON |
| | The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is revising the rules for mineral prospecting and placer mining as required by Substitute House Bill 1565, which was passed in 1997 by the state legislature. | | | Federal agencies (Departments of Interior, Commerce and the Environmental protection Agency) and the State of Washington are also asking FERC to reconsider the license. | | | In an unprecedented agreement signed today (Saturday), two Washington state public utility districts, the federal government, the state, a leading environmental organization and several Indian tribes will embark on a process intended to lead to a 50-year agreement to protect Columbia River steelhead and salmon listed under the Endangered Species Act. |
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http://www.psmfc.org/habitat/hotline/num38.html
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| | Washington County Seat |
| | The Board of Supervisors of Washington County respectively requested the State Legislature to establish a permanent location for the county seat and thus relieve the county from the embarrassment and inconvenience of its present situation. | | | Port Washington had succeeded in her object so far as to delay the settlement of the question, but she had so embittered the other parts of the county, as to impair her strength in the future stages of the contest, both at home and in the Legislature. | | | Washington County was set off from Milwaukee County at the first session of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature on 7 December 1836 and the seat of justice was to be Washington City (Wisconsin City having changed its name; present day Port Washington abandoned in 1837). |
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http://www.schulteis.com/omnibus/wcseat
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| | The Political Graveyard: Washington County, Vt. |
| | Vermont state senate from Washington County, 1937, 1947; appointed 1937; member of | | | Member of Vermont state legislature; state court judge in Vermont; | | | Secretary of state of Vermont, 1855-57; member of Vermont state legislature; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1869-75. |
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http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/WA.html
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| | Definition of State supreme court |
| | The court consists of a panel of judges, either appointed by the state governor, or elected by the state legislature or the people for a limited term. | | | Rulings of state supreme courts on such matters may be appealed directly to the Supreme Court of the United States. | | | Under the American system of federalism, the interpretation of a state supreme court on a matter of state law is normally final and binding and must be accepted in both state and federal courts. |
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http://www.wordiq.com/definition/State_supreme_court
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| | New Items On Our Shelves |
| | Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2005. | | | Monograph on state disability discrimination laws : with 50-state charts on employment, public services, public accommodations, housing, and education / John Parry. | | | Changing members : the Maine Legislature in the era of term limits / Matthew C. Moen. |
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http://www.state.me.us/legis/lawlib/acqulist.htm
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| | Guide Introduction: Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations–Series J: |
| | Davis wrote to McClellan in 1852 about both the defeat of the Whigs in that year and the state of the Whig party, and he wrote to him in 1860 about secessionist sentiment in the Alabama legislature. | | | In a 9 May 1863 letter, Johnston wrote to W. Oliver of Eutaw, Alabama, advising him on the procedure for selling a slave and stating that he was prepared to destroy all books and papers should the enemy appear. | | | Thomas Nicholas McClellan was a state senator from 1880 to 1884, attorney general from 1884 to 1889, associate justice of the Alabama supreme court from 1889 to 1898, and chief justice from 1898 to 1906. |
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http://www.lexis-nexis.com/cispubs/guides/southern_hist/plantations/plantj7.htm
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| | Gullen v. Pierce County |
| | State Court Resistance: It is a well-recognized rule of statutory construction that 'where a law is amended and a material change is made in the wording, it is presumed that the legislature intended a change in the law.' Home Indem. | | | The Court explained: If Congress may withdraw from the States the authority to make those fundamental employment decisions upon which their systems for performance of these functions must rest, we think there would be little left of the States' ''separate and independent existence.'' Coyle, 221 U.S., at 580, 31 S. | | | The Court then examined the Gun-Free School Zones Act's official Commerce Clause rationale--that the presence of firearms around schools adversely affected the quality of education, thereby adversely affecting future interstate commerce--and concluded that the requisite nexus to interstate commerce activity was missing. |
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http://www.appeal-law.com/appeals/gullen.html
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| | News from Rep. Steve Conway: 29th District, Washington State House Democrats |
| | Washington State Legislature - House of Representatives - Senate - Search - Help | | | News from Rep. Steve Conway: 29th District, Washington State House Democrats | | | Questions, comments or concerns about content on the Washington House Democrats' website? |
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http://hdc.leg.wa.gov/members/conway/20050117_problem_gambling.asp
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| | RURAL RAGE TheNewsTribune.com Tacoma, WA |
| | An effort to form a new government, called Cedar County, failed in 1998 when the state Supreme Court ruled the Legislature can’t be forced to create a new county. | | | • Appealing to the state Supreme Court for a vote to reverse King County’s Critical Areas Ordinance. | | | Constantine points out that the state’s Growth Management Act requires protecting critical areas such as wetlands and streams, so a new county would have to adopt similar regulations. |
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http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/4609313p-4282929c.html
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| | Washington Courts |
| | If you are looking for Washington State laws, you will find the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) at the web site for the Washington State Legislature. | | | For other information on Washington State, visit Access Washington. | | | The State Supreme Court administers the Judicial branch of the Washington State Government. |
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http://www.courts.wa.gov
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| | Sound Politics: Cedar County |
| | This is an animated map of the formation of Washington State counties, with the last formed in 1911. | | | Some counties are on the brink of bankruptcy and want to come back together (an amendment that will be added to HB 1500) and some counties are so powerful that they may dominate the state or be unable to provide the needed services or representation. | | | Without the legislation to do so, the people of this state are not able to exercise their rights under the constitution of this state. |
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http://www.soundpolitics.com/archives/003658.html
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| | Crumrine - Cross Creek Twp. |
| | Having returned to Washington County, he was, in the fall of 1878, elected a representative in the State Legislature from this county, and while there was an active member of several important committees. | | | William Vance, was a representative in the State Legislature from this county in 1816 and 1817. | | | Their son, John Marshel, was elected sheriff of Washington County in 1835, served one year, and then resigned to accept the position of cashier of the Franklin Bank, in Washington, Pa., where he remained several years. |
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| | Child killers walk free after Washington Supreme Court vacates convictions |
| | The court's rulings concerned Washington's law on felony murder, defined as a homicide that occurs -- even by accident -- during or "in furtherance of" another felony, such as robbery. | | | Last fall, the high court said it was applying the decision retroactively -- invalidating felony murder convictions based on assaults from 1976 to 2003, when the Legislature changed the law to explicitly allow second-degree murder charges in fatal assault cases. | | | In 2003, the court decided the law did not allow for felony murder charges in assault cases. |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/01/30/national0220EST0434.DTL
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| | Garfield, County, Washington State, Wa. GenWeb Project Genealogy, surnames, query,queries |
| | This matter apparently slumbered until a short time before the legislature met in the fall of 1881, when the people of Pataha prepared a petition requesting the legislature to provide for the county seat removal or to call an election to permanently locate it. | | | As the population thus increased and the valuation of taxable property became greater the people felt more and more the injustice of having the county seat located in the extreme west end of the county which compelled them to travel many miles to transact official business or attend court terms at Dayton. | | | With but little opposition the following bill was passed and received the Governor's signature. |
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| | King County, Washington -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
| | King County is represented in the (The legislature of the United States government) United States Congress through the Washington 7th Congressional District and parts of the 1st, 8th, and 9th districts. | | | The county seat is (A major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Ranier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer c) Seattle. | | | It is the 11th largest county in Washington by area. |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/k/ki/king_county,_washington.htm
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| | American President |
| | Washington was elected by the Virginia legislature to both the First and the Second Continental Congress, held in 1774 and 1775. | | | Throughout both his terms, Washington struggled to prevent the emergence of political parties, viewing them as factions harmful to the public good. | | | His great stature gave credibility to the call for a new government and insured his election as the first President of the United States. |
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http://www.americanpresident.org/history/GeorgeWashington
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| | Blakely v. State of Washington |
| | The Washington state statutory scheme permits a judge to impose an exceptional sentence within the maximum range determined by the legislature, and because the statutory and nonstatutory aggravating factors neither increase the maximum sentence nor define separate offenses calling for separate penalties, the Apprendi rule is not triggered. | | | After a sentencing evidentiary hearing, the trial court imposed an exceptional sentence upward (longer than the high end of the standard range, but within a statutory maximum). | | | Whether a fact (other than a prior conviction) necessary for an upward departure from a statutory standard sentencing range must be proved according to the procedures mandated by Apprendi v. |
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http://www.law.duke.edu/publiclaw/supremecourtonline/certgrants/2003/blavsta.html
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