Voters in 2020 approved shortening the state's official name because of the connotations that come with that last word. There's been an ongoing effort to remove older versions of the seal from the ...

Jay Inslee — and his environmentalist spirit — have been immortalized in an official portrait ... colored folder emblazoned with the state seal. A small red pin graces his lapel.

Hanko will only still be needed for a handful of government procedures requiring official seals registered with local municipalities. Taro Kono, state minister in charge of administrative reform ...