FILE – The Washington State Capitol building is seen on the first day of the legislative session, Jan. 8, 2024, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
OLYMPIA, Wash. — SB 5000 passed the Senate unanimously this week in Olympia and is now headed to the House. If it makes it to the Governor’s desk and becomes law it will make the existing Washington license plates that already state The Evergreen State ring a bit more true.
State nicknames are often just assumed but sometimes they’re made official by lawmakers in each statehouse. Washington State Senator Jeff Wilson is sponsoring the bill saying it’s high time after 130 years to make it official.
Washington is commonly known as The Evergreen State for obvious reasons. It was coined in 1893 by pioneer and realtor C.T. Conover.
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