Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed Executive Order 23-02 on November 15, 2023, requiring all state executive agencies to create plain language policies to make public documents easier to understand. Agencies must prioritize rewriting their most-used public forms and documents, and the Department of Enterprise Services will provide plain language training for state employees by June 30, 2024. The order aims to ensure all Washingtonians, including non-native English speakers, can access and understand government information.

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Executive order issued by Washington Governor Jay Inslee requiring state agencies to create plain language policies to make government information more accessible and understandable. The order emphasizes equity, accessibility, and clear communication, requiring agencies to adopt policies by June 30, 2024.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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