Draft:2024 in Washington (state)
The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in the U.S. state of Washington.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]- Governor: Jay Inslee (D)
Events
[edit]- March 12: primaries
- April 29: 2024 University of Washington pro-Palestinian campus occupation[1]
- June 8: Pioneer Fire, the first large fire of the 2024 Washington wildfire season, begins[2]
- Future
- November: 2024 Washington elections
- Federal
- State
- 2024 Washington gubernatorial election
- 2024 Washington Attorney General election
- Ballot measures
- 2024 Washington Initiative 2109 – Proposed repeal of state capital gains tax
Sports
[edit]- National events
- January 1: 2024 NHL Winter Classic
- PSA World Tour Finals
- June 18: 2024 Men's PSA World Tour Finals
- June 18: 2024 Women's PSA World Tour Finals began
- June 20: 2024 Women's PGA Championship began
- July 28–August 3: Junior League World Series (softball) in Kirkland[3]
- August 10: 2024 NAPA Auto Care 150 in West Richland; inaugural event of new annual race[4]
- October 12: WrestleDream (2024)
- Local teams
- August: University of Washington Huskies football team leaves Pac-12 Conference[5]
- September: First non-conference Apple Cup[a] (UW Huskies vs WSU Cougars)[6]
- List pro teams here (or don't)
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ since foundation of conference's predecessor, Athletic Association of Western Universities, in 1959 (the cup's foundation in 1900 predates the conference)
References
[edit]- ^ de Luna, Ruby (2024-04-29). "University of Washington students join pro-Palestinian campus protest movement". www.kuow.org. Archived from the original on 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ Rodriguez, Oscar (June 9, 2024). "Pioneer Fire near Lake Chelan at 300 acres, evacuation notice issued". The Wenatchee World. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Junior League Softball World Series Game Schedule".
- ^ Hoyt, Jedediah (August 9, 2024). "NASCAR returns to Tri-City Raceway after 20 years, featuring legend Greg Biffle". Pasco, Washington: KEPR-TV.
- ^ Russo, Ralph D. (August 4, 2023). "University of Washington announces they are leaving Pac-12 for Big Ten". Seattle: KIRO-TV.
- ^ Jensen, Jim (August 14, 2024), The 2024 Apple Cup will be played in Seattle in September. Here's why, Tacoma: KCPQ
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