Christine Gregoire

Same-sex marriage was signed into law in Washington earlier this year, and will be on the ballot in November. Wednesday, local politicians reacted to President Barack Obama's announcement that he supports same-sex marriage. Here is a collection of their...

A day after North Carolina became the 30th state to adopt a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and civil unions, President Obama became the first sitting president to say gay marriage should be legal. The Interview The president made the...

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden has apologized to President Barack Obama for putting him in a tough position that led to Obama's announcement that he now supports same-sex marriage, senior administration officials said Thursday. Obama said in an...

The state is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for investigative help in determining why whooping cough is spreading so quickly in Washington. It comes after Gov. Christine Gregoire released emergency money to pay for more vaccine,...

Hundreds of people lined up outside Group Health’s Burien Medical Center to get a free whooping cough booster shot – the vaccine is also known as "T-dap." The vaccines were offered to adults who are around children a lot and who can't...

On Monday, Washington became the seventh state in the country to pass legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. In a ceremony at the state capitol in Olympia, Gov. Christine Gregoire signed the bill that was passed by the Senate and House. "Welcome to...

Gov. Christine Gregoire on Wednesday signed what is likely to be her last budget – a $31 billion 2012 supplemental plan that chops state spending while avoiding further cuts to education. It’s “lean but it is not mean,” the...

Gov. Christine Gregoire on Thursday signed into law a bill to revive a tax-incentive program that expired last July to attract movie production to Washington state. “We have tourists from all over the world going to the town of Forks because it was...

Gov. Christine Gregoire on Thursday signed into law a dozen bills meant to fight sex trafficking, including one aimed at commercial websites such as backpage.com that publish escort ads that have been blamed for exploiting minors for sex.  The bills also...

Washington Democrat Jay Inslee’s decision to leave Congress early and focus full-time on the governor’s race is expected to cost the state $1 million to hold a special election to fill the final months of his term.  Monday, the chairman of...

Gov. Christine Gregoire gave her assessment Thursday of the marathon special session of the Legislature that ended Wednesday morning. She had candid comments about what was the last legislative session she will oversee before leaving office at the end of...

When it comes to improving public education, Republicans generally call for reforms and Democrats generally call for more money.  This means charter schools, which are basically a reform, are more often something that Republicans push.  However, more and...