executive order

Washington governor bans state travel to Mississippi OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has joined the Seattle mayor in banning official travel to Mississippi due to the state's new law allowing religious groups and some private businesses to refuse service to gay couples based on beliefs...

  SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's mayor has signed an executive order aimed at making public spaces safer for transgender and gender-diverse people. Mayor Ed Murray said in a news release Thursday that front-line city staff, from those at the Seattle Public Library to Parks and Recreation, will be trained in the ordinances and laws that protect the rights of transgender people and protect them from haras

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee wants to create a new state agency to deliver services to vulnerable children and families. Surrounded by children, Inslee signed an executive order Thursday creating the "Blue Ribbon Commission on the Delivery of Services to Children and Families." Th...