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• Gregoire lauds Obama’s ‘courageous’ act

  May 10, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – A day after announcing support for same-sex marriage, President Barack Obama today visits a state that recently went through a legislative battle over the issue and faces a … 25

• WA gay marriage opponents closer to qualifying R-74

  May 9, 2012 in Region OLYMPIA — Opponents of gay marriage said today they have more than half of the signatures they need to qualify a proposed referendum seeking to overturn a law legalizing gay … 60

• Obama voices support for gay marriage

  May 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Obama tells ABC interviewer he supports gay marriage, becoming the first president to take that position. 54

• Doug Clark: A little more talk and a lot less action

  April 19, 2012 in City on Page A5 There has been a lot of finger wagging about the Spokane City Council devoting its Monday night meeting to a public outpouring over the state’s new gay marriage law. Some … 7

• Council tables gay marriage resolution indefinitely

  April 18, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Spokane City Council late Monday effectively killed a resolution in support of the state’s gay marriage law. After five hours of testimony and debate, the council voted 4-3 to … 8

• Editorial: City Council needs to stick to issues that it can control

  April 18, 2012 in Opinion on Page A13 Seven years ago, the Spokane City Council took on the politics of gay and lesbian relationships in debating whether to extend employee benefits to partners of same-sex couples. In the … 12

• City Council declines to take stance on gay marriage

    April 17, 2012 in News, City The Spokane City Council late Monday effectively killed a resolution in support of the state’s gay marriage law. 43

• City Council to address gay marriage

    March 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 The debate on gay marriage is headed to the Spokane City Council. City Councilman Jon Snyder is sponsoring a nonbinding resolution in support of “marriage equality,” and despite a Republican-leaning … 49

• Councilwoman seeks to unseat state Senate majority leader

  March 28, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Democratic majority leader of the Washington Senate is facing her first reelection challenge by an opponent with a winning campaign history. Spokane City Councilwoman Nancy McLaughlin, a Republican, launched …

• Gingrich backs vote on marriage

  February 25, 2012 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he thinks allowing same-sex couples to marry is wrong, but the path Washington is taking to change its law is right. Voters, … 1

• Gregoire signs gay marriage bill

  February 13, 2012 in News, City OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the Marriage Equality Act today that would allow same-sex couples to marry in civil ceremonies and with any religious group that allows such unions. 44

• Gov. Gregoire to sign gay marriage bill today

  February 13, 2012 in Region OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire will sign a measure legalizing gay marriage in Washington state into law today. 16

• Gay marriage wins 55-43 vote, now headed to Gregoire

  February 9, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – By a vote of 55-43, the House passed and sent to Gov. Chris Gregoire a bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry in Washington. Gregoire, who has … 132

• Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional

  February 7, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court today declared California’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. … 38

• WA House committee advances gay marriage bill

  February 6, 2012 in Region OLYMPIA — A House committee on Monday approved a measure to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, setting the stage for final passage this week. 43

• Same-sex marriage bill passes Senate

  February 1, 2012 in News OLYMPIA — The Senate passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry on a 28-21 vote. 12

• Gay marriage clears first hurdle

  January 27, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – A proposal to allow same-sex marriages in Washington cleared its first hurdle Thursday when a legislative panel approved it on a 4-3 vote and sent it to the … 10

• Senate has critical 25th vote on gay marriage

  January 23, 2012 in News As supporters and opponents packed hearing rooms Monday around the Capitol, Washington moved a step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage when the proposal gained its crucial 25th vote in the … 35

• WA committees to hold gay marriage hearings

  January 23, 2012 in Region OLYMPIA — Senate and House committees are set to hear testimony on whether Washington state should legalize same-sex marriage. 21

• Shawn Vestal: It’s not right time to legalize gay marriage, it’s about time

  January 21, 2012 in City on Page A5 The governor says it’s time to legalize gay marriage. The increasingly shrinking opposition says it’s not time to legalize gay marriage. 14

• AP: Gay marriage within reach in WA Legislature

  January 11, 2012 in Region The Washington state Legislature is on the verge of having enough support to approve gay marriage, with votes continuing to realign in the state Senate, according to a tally by … 20

• Gregoire backs gay marriage

  January 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire’s emotional call for Washington state to legalize same-sex marriages brought cheers from supporters who filled her conference room Wednesday. But opponents were already coalescing for … 12

• Gov. Gregoire to support gay marriage bill

  January 4, 2012 in Region Gov. Chris Gregoire said today she wants the Legislature to pass a law making same-sex marriage legal. 99

• Gregoire to talk about gay marriage Wednesday

  January 3, 2012 in City OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Chris Gregoire will break her silence on an effort to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state. Gregoire has invited sponsors of the soon-to-be introduced bill … 10

• California gay marriage ban overturned

  August 4, 2010 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban Wednesday in a landmark case that could eventually land before the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if gays have … 34

• Presbyterian leaders split vote on gay-friendly measures

  July 9, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 MINNEAPOLIS – Presbyterian leaders split Thursday on two gay-friendly measures, voting to allow non-celibate gays in committed relationships to serve as clergy but deciding not to redefine marriage in their …

• Federal judge rules gay marriage ban unconstitutional

  July 9, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 BOSTON – The federal law banning gay marriage is unconstitutional because it interferes with the right of a state to define the institution and therefore denies married gay couples some …

• Judge: Federal gay marriage ban unconstitutional

  July 8, 2010 in Nation/World The federal law banning gay marriage is unconstitutional because it interferes with the right of a state to define the institution and therefore denies married gay couples some federal benefits, … 20

• Idaho GOP move to define marriage to exclude transgenders

  June 25, 2010 in Idaho Idaho doesn’t recognize gay or lesbian marriage, but some Republicans want the state to go a step further. 18

• Federal gay marriage trial gets under way

  January 12, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN FRANCISCO – A widely anticipated federal trial over the constitutionality of California’s ban on same-sex marriage opened Monday, with lawyers and witnesses debating the meaning of marriage and sexual …

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