Shots from the Inaugural Ball: The first dance
Gov. Jay Inslee and First Lady Trudi Inslee dance the first dance at the Inaugural Ball.
Gov. Jay Inslee and First Lady Trudi Inslee dance the first dance at the Inaugural Ball.
Supreme Court Justice Steven Gonzalez captures the performance by Judy Collins at the end of the Inaugural Ceremony,
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his second inaugural address Wednesday at a special joint session of the Legislature.
The Rev Leslie Braxton asked elected officials and the audience to join hands for the prayer.
Judy Collins was recruited to sing "The Star Spangled Banner" for the special joint session to inaugurate state elected officials.
We're following the action in the special joint session of the Legislature, with the inauguration of elected state officials and the speech by Gov. Jay Inslee, inside the blog.
Legislature opening for special joint session and inaugural address.
Wednesday is Inauguration Day in Washington, with elected executive officers sworn in and a speech by the governor to a joint session of the Legislature. Party at night.
Sen. Mike Baumgartner casts an unusual protest vote for Senate pro tem.
How to keep track of the Legislature from the comfort of your home or office.
Things heard in Olympia as the start of the session approaches.
Happy New Year. But before we stick a fork in the overstuffed and overdone turkey that was 2016, it’s traditional to give out awards for the political year past. The envelopes, please...
The 2016 edition of the 12 Trivias of Xmas is inside the blog.
They're inside the blog.
In honor of the holidays, Spin Control usually tries to brighten our readers’ spirits with the 12 Trivias of Christmas Quiz, an annual feature that tries to keep politics from intruding on the holiday season. As a warm up for this year's quiz, we're rerunning some past quizzes this week. The 2013 quiz is inside the blog.
In honor of the holidays, Spin Control usually tries to brighten our readers’ spirits with the 12 Trivias of Christmas Quiz, an annual feature that tries to keep politics from intruding on the holiday season. As a warm up for this year's quiz, we're rerunning some past quizzes this week. The 2014 quiz is inside the blog.
Washington electors who didn’t cast votes for Hillary Clinton Monday will be fined $1,000.
In honor of the holidays, Spin Control usually tries to brighten our readers’ spirits with the 12 Trivias of Christmas Quiz, an annual feature that tries to keep politics from intruding on the holiday season. As a warm up for this year's quiz, we're rerunning some past quizzes this week. The 2015 quiz is inside the blog.
The twitter feed from Olympia is live as we cover the Washington Electoral College.
We'll be live tweeting the action as the Electoral College meets in Olympia at noon.
Watch this space on Saturday for the ultimate in Santa info.
Taking advantage of the cold snap.
Lawmaker proposes extra jail time for protesters who impede "economic activities."
Top lawmakers think they have a way out of Washington's problem with the federal REAL ID law.
Hamilton Electors, who may vote for someone other than Hillary Clinton Monday, lost an appeal to keep the state from fining them for breaking their pledge to support the winner of Washington's popular vote.
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