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Nov 8, 2024 | 
medium.com | Jay Inslee
Governor Jay Inslee·FollowPublished inWashington State Governor's Office·3 min read·--Following a competitive nationwide search conducted by ArtsWA, Gov. Jay Inslee and First Spouse Trudi Inslee have selected artist Grace Flott to create the governor’s official portrait. Flott was raised in Spokane and works as a painter and arts educator in Seattle.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Albert Hunt |Jay Inslee |Miriam Sapiro
This is the 14th presidential election I've covered. It’s also, by a wide margin, the most depressing. Yes, I'm worried about the outcome, though I think Vice President Kamala Harris is more likely to notch a narrow win. Four days out, I would rather have her hand. The 2024 campaign season opened with a bitterly divided America and two historically unpopular candidates: former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Jay Inslee |Joaquín Castro |Manish Bapna
Like so many Americans, I watched in horror as Hurricanes Milton, Helene and Beryl wreaked havoc across the South and Southeast during this Atlantic storm season, killing more than 300 people and racking up tens of millions of dollars in property damage. Unfortunately, major natural disasters like these are increasing in intensity and frequency, and they are fueled by climate change.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
medium.com | Jay Inslee
Governor Jay Inslee·FollowPublished inWashington State Governor's Office·6 min read·--On Thursday morning, state leaders gathered in Lakewood to break ground on a new hospital to be built on the Western State Hospital campus. The hospital will be a secure facility with 350 beds to serve forensic patients (those accused of a crime and ordered by a court to receive treatment before trial). Construction of the new Forensic Center of Excellence will complete by 2029.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
medium.com | Jay Inslee
Washington's first-in-the-nation Paid Family and Medical Leave program has helped Washingtonians navigate some of life's biggest challengesWhen you have a baby or adopt a child, Paid Leave is there. When a family member falls ill, Paid Leave is there. Before your loved one is deployed, Paid Leave is there. Paid Leave has been there for more than half a million Washingtonians when needed to be there for someone else.
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May 6, 2024 | 
governor.wa.gov | Jay Inslee |Fred Krupp
Story Body By Jay Inslee and Fred KruppIf the air travel industry were a country, its emissions would rank behind only six other nations; and airlines are planning to add tens of thousands of new planes in the next two decades. That makes cleaner flying an indispensable step toward a safe and stable future. Washington state, long an aviation leader and a high-tech hub, is showing how to get it done with sustainable aviation fuels. Read the full story on the Everett Herald's website.
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May 4, 2024 | 
exbulletin.com | Jay Inslee |Fred Krupp
By Jay Inslee and Fred Krupp / For the HeraldIf the air travel industry were a country, its emissions would be second only to six other countries. And airlines plan to add tens of thousands of new planes over the next 20 years. Cleaner flight is therefore an essential step towards a safe and stable future. Washington state, a long-time aviation industry leader and high-tech hub, is showing how to do just that with sustainable aviation fuels.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
medium.com | Jay Inslee
Rooftop solar, EV rebates, hydrogen-powered planes and new anti-pollution rules highlight the many ways we’re building a clean, green futureOur climate is changing and our health is at risk due to human-caused pollution, but a look at just one week in Washington reminds us that we can ebb this tide and support our communities through decarbonization.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
medium.com | Jay Inslee
The final budgets built on the successes of the 2023–2025 biennial budget, notably increasing funding for behavioral health treatment and K-12 education. Gov. Jay Inslee today signed 19 behavioral health policy bills and the 2024 supplemental capital and operating budgets. The signing ceremony took place at the University of Washington’s first-in-the-nation teaching hospital for doctors and nurses embarking on careers in integrated behavioral and physiological health treatment.
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Oct 11, 2023 | 
coastalnewstoday.com | Jay Inslee
In 1605, the intrepid Don Quixote came upon looming, hostile giants in the countryside. Trusted friend Sancho Panza tried to dissuade the hero from tilting against them. “Look, your worship,” said Sancho; “what we see there are not giants but windmills, and what seem to be their arms are the sails that turned by the wind make the millstone go.”For centuries, wind has powered industry. And in the future, a much greater share of the world will be powered by wind.
