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WA bill to restrict outside National Guard from entering state advances in Legislature

March 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on WA bill to restrict outside National Guard from entering state advances in Legislature

by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State StandardMarch 11, 2025 A bill that would give the governor authority to limit other states’ National Guard troops from deploying in Washington, unless they are mobilized by the president, […]

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Emergency powers bill WA governor helped keep alive is on cusp of failure

March 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Emergency powers bill WA governor helped keep alive is on cusp of failure

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardMarch 11, 2025 Bob Ferguson had only been Washington’s governor a few minutes when he said he could accept “reasonable limits” on the powers he could exercise in statewide emergencies. […]

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Unemployment insurance for immigrants falls short in Washington Legislature

March 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Unemployment insurance for immigrants falls short in Washington Legislature

by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State StandardMarch 11, 2025 As an agricultural worker in Wapato, Washington, Sandra D. works with her husband to support her three children.  Like many immigrants, Sandra came to the United […]

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Video:  Sens. Chris Gildon and Nikki Torres—$ave Washington Budget—tuition and public safety

March 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Video:  Sens. Chris Gildon and Nikki Torres—$ave Washington Budget—tuition and public safety

Sen. Chris Gildon explains how the Senate Republican budget increases 1,800 undergraduate slots without raising tuition—unlike the Senate Democrat plan, which would hike tuition by $700 for freshmen and $900 by senior year. Sen. Nikki […]

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Video: Senate OK’s Wilson bill to combat fast-growing EV charger vandalism, theft

March 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Video: Senate OK’s Wilson bill to combat fast-growing EV charger vandalism, theft

Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, one of several members of the Legislature who drive electric vehicles, juices up his Chevy Bolt in a legislative parking lot. /Credit: Washington State Senate. Preventing theft and vandalism at electric vehicle […]

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Tuesday 5/05

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What US state receives the most annual rainfall?

Hawaii is the U.S. state with the highest average annual rainfall, receiving approximately 63.7 inches per year. Its tropical climate and mountainous terrain create high rainfall, with some areas like Mount Waialeale on Kauai being among the wettest places on Earth. 

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On which US river is the Grand Coulee Dam?

The Grand Coulee Dam is located on the Columbia River in Washington State. Completed in 1941, it is a concrete gravity dam and serves as the largest electric power-producing facility in the United States, playing a critical role in irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.

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What city is the capital of Maine?

Maine's original state capital was Portland, Maine's largest city, until it was moved to the more central Augusta in 1832. The principal office of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court remains in Portland.

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What animal has the highest blood pressure?

Giraffes have the highest blood pressure of any known living animal, typically reaching 280/180 mmHg or even higher. This intense pressure, more than double that of a human, is required to pump blood nearly 6 feet up their long necks to their brains against gravity.

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What peg-legged pirate had a parrot named Captain Flint?

Long John Silver, the main antagonist in Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel Treasure Island, is the peg-legged (or crutch-using) pirate who famously had a parrot named Captain Flint. He named the bird to mock his former captain, the legendary, deceased buccaneer who led them to buried treasure

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