05/30/2025 - The Productivity Board, a state employee incentive program of the Office of the Secretary of State, voted unanimously to recognize three state employees with cash awards for their ideas to reduce costs or generate revenue for the state.   

05/29/2025 - Since its inception in 2005, the Local Records Grant Program has provided more than $4.5 million to hundreds of government entities throughout the state. This year, towns, cities, counties, school districts, health departments, prosecutor’s offices, and library districts will share in $506,112.

05/20/2025 - In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first arrival of Southeast Asian refugees in Washington, a new book from Legacy Washington, “New Land: Southeast Asian Refugees Finding Home in Washington,” recounts the early days of the humanitarian effort and the stories from those who continue to be a part of Washington’s legacy.