Washington Legislature

A majority of Americans support the idea of allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with the help of their doctors. For instance, 55% of people questioned for the NPR-Truven Health Analytics Health Poll last  year said they were in favor of...

Some had waited decades for this. So early Sunday, the first day they could legally wed, same-sex couples in Washington state held marriage ceremonies immediately after midnight and made plans to get hitched en masse. At the King County Courthouse,...

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...

Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain is encouraging Catholics to gather signatures and sign petitions to overturn the state's new gay marriage law. Greg Magnoni, communications director for the Archdiocese of Seattle, said, “This is an issue...

A bill that would legalize gay marriage in Washington was introduced Friday in the Legislature with 23 state Senate sponsors, just two votes shy of the 25 needed for passage. Eight state senators remain uncommitted. The measure is widely expected to have...

“This agreement is sending a message that states are getting serious about combating global warming pollution, and are taking steps to open up markets for home-grown clean energy,” said Bruce Nilles, Deputy Conservation Director with the...

Highlights from the U.S. Supreme Court's March, 2008 opinion in Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party: Justice Clarence Thomas writing for the 7-2 majority that upheld "Top Two"-- In 2004, voters in the State of Washington passed...