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State and Local Government Information: Pacific Northwest

State Legislative Sources

LEGISLATIVE BODIES
Current and past bills, members of legislatures, legislative committees, daily legislative activity, and more.  

STATE STATUTES
Written law enacted by the state legislature and signed by the governor; permanent laws now in force. 

ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Rules implement, interpret, and/or prescribe state statutes; they describe how statutes should be put into effect.      

Other Useful Northwest Sites

Pacific Northwest

The Washington State flag, has a green background with portrait of George Washington in the center and surrounded by a gold circle reading Seal of the State of Washington 1889.

Oregon state flag, blue background with State of Oregon written at top, an escutcheon in the center and surrounded by 33 stars in gold and 1859 written at the bottom.

Idaho state flag, has a blue background and edged in gold, the center seal depicts a miner and a woman, and a red banner has "State of Idaho" written in gold.

Alaska state flag, consists of eight gold stars that form the Big Dipper and Polaris constellations on a dark blue field.

Attribution

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