Christine Gregoire

Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape

WASHINGTON (AP) — The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president's team deciding to stay on amid concerns about...

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Flowers, festivities for same-sex couples who wed in Washington

Sue Hopkins is beyond excited. Sunday is her wedding day. Sleep, she said, likely won’t come Saturday night. Hopkins, 63, and her fiancee, Marji Lynn, in her 50s, are among 140 couples scheduled to marry at Seattle City Hall on Sunday —...

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Gay marriage in Washington state: 279 licenses in first six hours

Hours after Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the voter-approved law legalizing gay marriage, couples officially began receiving state licenses as Washington became the latest state to allow members of the same sex to marry. King County opened the doors to its...

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Same-sex couples can get marriage licenses in Washington state

Same-sex couples can get marriage licenses in Washington state on Thursday -- exactly one month after voters legalized gay marriage. Gov. Chris Gregoire and Secretary of State Sam Reed certified the election results Wednesday, paving the way for the...

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Washington is first state to tackle ocean acidification

Los Angeles Times

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday ordered state agencies to take initial steps to combat ocean acidification, making it the first state to address problematic changes in ocean chemistry that threaten shellfish farms, wild-caught fish and other...

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At gay pride festivities, focus is on November

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Thousands of Seattleties gathered this weekend for the 38th annual gay pride festival and parade. But as people celebrated, many are looking ahead to November, when Washingtonians will vote on same-sex marriage.  “It's a big year with Referendum 74...

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Gov. Gregoire: Feds promise to study state's marijuana legalization law

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Gov. Chris Gregoire said Tuesday the Justice Department offered her no guidance on the state's legalization of marijuana but promised to study the issue and get back to her, the governor's office said. Gregoire met in Washington, D.C., Tuesday with...

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Inslee to be next Washington governor as GOP's McKenna concedes race

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Republican state Attorney General Rob McKenna conceded defeat Friday night to former Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee in the Washington governor's race. In a video address, McKenna told his supporters, "Today we come to the end of a long journey,"...

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States await federal response to pot measure

DENVER (AP) — Should marijuana be treated like alcohol? Or should it remain in the same legal category as heroin and the most dangerous drugs? Votes this week by Colorado and Washington to allow adult marijuana possession have prompted what could be...

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Washington voters approve same-sex marriage

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Voters in Washington have approved same-sex marriage, making it the third state in the nation to legalize gay marriage in Tuesday's general elections. Voters in Maine and Maryland also approved it. With nearly 2.5 million votes counted in Washington...

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