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Doctors describe 'death with dignity' program for cancer patients
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...
Tags: Hiccups, Suicide, Palliative Care, Prostate Cancer, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Joyful same-sex couples wed in Washington state
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,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Dan Savage, Justice System, Accounting and Auditing, Judges
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Last coal plant in Pacific Northwest to shut down starting in 2020
Greenspace“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... -
EDITORIAL: America's on the wrong end of DUI standards
The News TribuneThe Washington Legislature has been wrestling lately with ways to bring down drunken driving fatalities. Now it has another option to look at. The people charged with making the nation's roads less deadly, the National Transportation Safety Board,...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Car Safety Tips and Advice, U.S. Military, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Accidents
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Mall project waiting on the Legislature
The Lewiston TribuneWhitman County officials hope to have some answers soon regarding the Hawkins shopping mall proposal, both with respect to the potential cost and how much state funding might be available. The funding issue could be resolved in the next few weeks,...Tags: Christine Gregoire, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Highway Transportation, Trials
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Clark County Skills Center plans to add a new building
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.The Clark County Skills Center is preparing to add a new building to its campus to house both its cosmetology program and a new program to train students for jobs in the aviation industry, in anticipation of $7.15 million in state construction dollars....Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Teaching and Learning, Embry-Riddle University, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler tours Hanford
Tri-City HeraldA Washington congresswoman in a position to influence the federal dollars available for Hanford environmental cleanup got her first look at Hanford on Monday since becoming a U.S. representative. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., was named to the powerful...Tags: Michael K. Simpson, Waste, Doc Hastings, Environmental Cleanup, Government
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Lawmakers' current budget to pay for OT work
The Spokesman-ReviewBefore a special session was called Sunday for the Washington Legislature to finish such important tasks as setting the state's two-year operating budget, legislative leaders and Gov. Jay Inslee seemed to agree on one thing: It would cost taxpayers $11,...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Senate, Jay Inslee, Politics
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Washington Legislature adjourns without budget
The Spokesman-ReviewFor the fourth time in as many years, the Legislature will go into overtime to figure out how to spend the money it collects, and how much it should collect. Gov. Jay Inslee said he wants budget negotiators to stay in Olympia to continue working on...Tags: Gun Control, Budgets and Budgeting, Republican Party, Interior Policy, Politics
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EDITORIAL: The Issue That Won't Go Away
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.Although the Washington Legislature will continue with a special session, one fact already is known about this year's efforts: 2013 will be remembered as the year our lawmakers did nothing in response to gun violence. But we doubt the wave of public...Tags: Lobbying, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, The Washington Post
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Little to show for 105 days on job at Capitol
The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)The politically divided Washington Legislature winds down its 105-day regular session today without a two-year state budget and with few marquee bills to show for laboring in Olympia. The Republican-steered Senate and Democrat-controlled House are miles...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Regional Authority, Democratic Party
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BRIEF: Kendall Yards gets $350,000 earmark from Washington Legislature
The Spokesman-ReviewThe Kendall Yards development north of the Spokane River would be eligible for $350,000 from the state under an addition to a bill that passed the Senate on Saturday. The money for Kendall Yards, through the state's Local Infrastructure Financing Tool...
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