A statue of Billy Frank Jr. would replace the Marcus Whitman statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection. ... The measure, which passed the House in March, cleared the Senate on a 44-5 vote.

The statue of Marcus Whitman will officially leave the U.S. Capitol, ... Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1372 into law Wednesday. The bill passed 92-5 in the state House of Representatives.

Marcus Whitman Hotel, Walla Walla's pride/joy, ... It had gone through hard times for three decades by the late 1990s when it had been used mostly as a high-rise boarding house.

WA officials weigh where to relocate 9,000-pound Marcus Whitman statue . Jan. 2, 2025 at 6:00 am Updated Jan. 2, 2025 at 7:00 am . By . ... outside the House or Senate chambers, ...

Every U.S. state gets to choose two prominent figures to put in the National Statuary Hall Collection.In the early 1950s, Washington state delivered a larger-than-life bronze of Marcus Whitman.

Washington state lawmakers discuss removing the statue of Dr. Marcus Whitman in the U.S. Capitol and replacing it with one of Billy Frank Jr., an environmentalist and activist.

Washington state officials are confronting a 5-ton problem: Where to move a more than 9,000-pound Marcus Whitman statue in the state Capitol. Whitman, a doctor and missionary, settled near what is ...

Legislative support to replace the Whitman statue with one of Frank bridged party lines. The vote in the state House of Representatives was 92-5 followed by passage in the state Senate on a 44-5 vote.

OLYMPIA — Washington state officials are confronting a 5-ton problem: Where to move a more than 9,000-pound Marcus Whitman statue in the state Capitol.