French Made an Official Language of the Kingdom

The Northwood-Oregonian Parliament passed a bill today making French an official language of the Kingdom. Alongside making French an official language, the bill also includes provisions to encourage the availability of French translated public documents. The bill was voted on by the Royal Deluge this Monday, February 8th, and was sent to the Preclusionary Committee the same day. The bill was written by His Majesty The King and was seconded by Duke Nicholas Abbott of the Duchy of Clay.

The bill doesn't come as much as a surprise, as making French an official language has been a personal goal of the King for some time now. Many citizens of the Kingdom are currently in the process of learning French, or have already done so. The Kingdom also notably signed a treaty with the Kingdom of Sayville which included a French translation. While this on its own would be expected due to the Kingdom of Sayville writing the treaty and having French as an official language, the Kingdom of Northwood-Oregon signed another treaty with the Empire of Sayville which also included a French translation despite the treaty being written by the King. This now could be viewed as the King preemptively using French in preparation of making French an official language.

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New Year's Honors released, Four inductees into the Order of the Northwest

Carson I has released New Year's Honors for the Kingdom of Northwood-Oregon. The only honor that the Kingdom has is the Order of the Northwest, a state order given to individuals who's contributions are considered valuable to the Kingdom. This honor is limited to citizens and was given to the following people for the following reasons. COUNTESS JORDAN SILVA - For designing the currency of the Kingdom, the Erieble, and other design work for the Kingdom. MR. ROBERTS AND MRS. STOCKMASTER - For their work spreading word of the Kingdom throughout the Duchy of Clay. DUKE GRANT BRUNS - For his work on the national anthem of the Kingdom.

First Candidates for Cupertino Alliance Chair Election announced, Mullins confirms he's not seeking a Second Term

The bids for the Cupertino Alliance Chair Election opened yesterday on the 28 December in the first election cycle under the alliance's new Charter. The first candidates have filed their Form 98s, Carson Snyder, Superior Judge of the Cupertino Alliance, and James Murray, Minister of Membership Attainment, are running as Chair and Lieutenant Chair respectively. Carson Snyder is the current Sovereign of Northwood-Oregon, and James Murray is the President of Avalonia, both full member states of the Cupertino Alliance. Snyder running for the position has been a fairly well known happening within the Alliance, with a few delegates anticipating the campaign after Snyder's work writing the new 2021 edition of the Cupertino Alliance Charter.

King Announces First Legislative Elections

His Majesty The King announced elections for the Preclusionary Committee on January 8 via Discord, marking the start of the election season in Northwood-Oregon. This comes after the ratification of the Canon Governing Document , Northwood-Oregon's equivalent of a constitution. The Canon Governing Document describes the Preclusionary Committee as the lower house of Northwood-Oregon's legislature, the Northwood-Oregonian Assembly. It comprises elected representatives of the citizenry and is jointly led by the Sovereigns, the co-monarchs of Northwood-Oregon. The Committee serves as a check on the Royal Deluge -- the Assembly's upper house comprising the leaders of KNO member states -- and has the ability to reject legislation previously passed by the latter.

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