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Washington state working on marijuana legalization process too
November 12, 2012 9:02 PM
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington state Gov. Chris Gregoire will meet with Deputy Attorney General James Cole to discuss the state's recent passage of a measure to legalize and tax the sale of marijuana for recreational use. Gregoire spokesman Cory Curtis said that the governor would be meeting with Cole... more » -
Feds expanding state access to immigration data
July 16, 2012 7:57 PM
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Federal officials are expanding access to an immigration database so that several states can use it to cleanse voter rolls. The Homeland Security Department first notified Florida officials last week that they could check to see if registered voters are actually noncitizens who should not be... more » -
More men get economic boost from marriage
January 19, 2010 11:43 AM
Historically, marriage was the surest route to financial security for women. Nowadays it's men who are increasingly getting the biggest economic boost from tying the knot, according to a new analysis of census data. The changes, summarized in a Pew Research Center report being released Tuesday, reflect the proliferation... more » -
Olympic flame for Vancouver lit in ancient Olympia
October 22, 2009 9:35 AM
The Olympic flame for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver has been successfully lit by the sun's rays. The sun shone just enough over the fallen temples at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Thursday for a Greek actress in a pagan priestess' white gown and sandals to focus... more » -
Republican says she'll back the Baucus health bill
October 13, 2009 2:55 PM
Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe broke with her party Tuesday and said she will vote for a Democratic health care bill, handing President Barack Obama a much-sought boost in his quest to expand access to medical coverage to all Americans. Approval of the legislation by the Senate Finance Committee was... more » -
Health bill fate still in doubt; GOP hits it anew
October 2, 2009 3:40 PM
The health care reform plan that's ready for a vote by the Senate Finance Committee is coming under renewed fire today from Republicans. The Senate's GOP leader, Mitch McConnell, is warning that the latest version would have a "dampening effect" on what he says is already a "very, very difficult... more » -
Senate panel rejects public health plans
September 29, 2009 5:33 PM
Liberal Democrats have tried twice, and failed both times, to make a government-run insurance option part of the health care legislation coming out of the Senate Finance Committee. There's bipartisan agreement that private insurance companies must change their ways, and some Democrats see the public option as a way to... more » -
Washington to appeal ruling in gay rights referendum
September 11, 2009 1:51 PM
The Washington state attorney general's office says it is appealing a federal judge's decision to keep secret the names of people who signed petitions calling for a public vote on expanded domestic partnership benefits. Spokeswoman Janelle Guthrie says Attorney General Rob McKenna will ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of... more »
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