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By Janet I. Tu, The Seattle Times
After months of contentious battling over Referendum 71, Washington voters have approved the measure, keeping a law that expands state benefits for registered same-sex and some senior domestic partners. The vote tally to approve appears insurmountable.
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By Chris Grygiel, seattlepi.com
After Thursday's vote count in Washington, Referendum 71 was being approved 52 percent to 48 percent.
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The End of Eymanism?
By Joel Connelly, seattlepi.com
As the state's vote count from Tuesday's election goes on - and on - returns show that reliable, longtime bastions of support are "Going South" on professional initiative sponsor Tim Eyman.
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State to pay $525,001 in public-records settlement
By Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times
The state Department of Social and Health Services has agreed to pay $525,001 to two women and a teenage girl for failing to turn over public records after they filed a $45 million lawsuit against the state claiming they were physically and sexually abused by their foster father.
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 | Gov. Christine Gregoire (D)
Elected: November 2004, 2008
Term expires: January 2013 |
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