Read more Washington state stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5920/washington-state.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:02:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73440/everything-but-marriage-law-for-gays-passes-in-wash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA measure expanding benefits for same-sex couples, dubbed the “everything but marriage” law, has passed in Washington state, the first time such an equality measure has been approved at the state level by voters. Referendum 71 currently has about 52% of the votes, and a margin of 60,000, with...http://www.newser.com/story/73440/everything-but-marriage-law-for-gays-passes-in-wash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 20:20:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72993/stop-lefty-thugs-bullying-gay-marriage-opponents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA movement in Washington state to force the disclosure of the names of those who supported a referendum on same-sex marriage has George Will up in arms over “thuggish liberalism” and its chilling effect on political participation. Signing one’s name in support of such a measure is akin to voting—...http://www.newser.com/story/72993/stop-lefty-thugs-bullying-gay-marriage-opponents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 31 Oct 2009 6:47:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72665/keep-anti-gays-in-closet-colbert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStephen Colbert had a fine time last night espousing the rights of that “persecuted minority”—anti-gay-marriage activists. You see, the group that gathered signatures for a referendum against Washington state’s recently signed domestic partnership legislation is refusing to disclose the names of the signers, the Huffington Post notes. Because “signing...http://www.newser.com/story/72665/keep-anti-gays-in-closet-colbert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 10:57:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72606/gay-marriage-to-gambling-key-ballot-initiatives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVoters in six states will head to the polls next Tuesday to decide ballot initiatives on everything from medical marijuana to livestock care. The Atlantic lists some of the most interesting, and the most likely to reverberate across state lines. Question 1, Maine. Maine voters are being given the chance...http://www.newser.com/story/72606/gay-marriage-to-gambling-key-ballot-initiatives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 4:24:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72523/police-id-amnesiac-teen-found-in-nyc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA teenager who turned up outside a New York City shelter earlier this month saying she didn't know her name has been identified, police say. "Jane Doe" is 18-year-old Kacie Aleece Peterson from eastern Washington state, and her father is en route to New York to pick her up, CNN...http://www.newser.com/story/72523/police-id-amnesiac-teen-found-in-nyc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Oct 2009 22:16:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69978/wash-town-milks-twilight-connection-for-tourist-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAuthor Stephenie Meyer had never even been to Forks, Wash., when she chose it, with a little help from Google, as the setting for her wildly popular Twilight books. But that hasn’t stopped fans of the series and the movies it has spawned from flocking to the town, population 3,...http://www.newser.com/story/69978/wash-town-milks-twilight-connection-for-tourist-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 11:38:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68673/ecoterrorists-topple-seattle-area-radio-towers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA radical group bent on stopping urban sprawl looks to be behind the toppling today of two radio towers northeast of Seattle, the Everett Herald reports. The Earth Liberation Front left a banner behind near the sprawling wreckage of KRKO-AM’s towers—one 349 feet tall—in Snohomish, reading “Wassup? Sno...http://www.newser.com/story/68673/ecoterrorists-topple-seattle-area-radio-towers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 18:43:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66314/us-glaciers-shrinking-fast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThree major glaciers in Alaska and Washington state have rapidly shrunk over the last 50 years due to global warming—and the melting is accelerating as the climate changes, notes a government study released yesterday. The glaciers, chosen as "benchmarks" because their conditions closely parallel those of thousands of others,...http://www.newser.com/story/66314/us-glaciers-shrinking-fast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 7:39:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65632/northwest-busts-all-time-sizzle-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFans, ice cream, and AC were in short supply yesterday as Seattle recorded the hottest temperature in its history, a sizzling 103 degrees, and heat records melted across the region, reports the Seattle Times . Relief is still a sweaty few days away as a heat warning remains in effect for...http://www.newser.com/story/65632/northwest-busts-all-time-sizzle-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 6:17:52 CDT