Washington Government News

As the world is watching, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping started his five-day official visit to the United States Monday.

Xi Jinping, China's vice president and the heir-apparent to President Hu Jintao, is making his much anticipated debut in Washington.

Washington state became the seventh in the nation to put a law on its books recognizing same-sex marriage on Monday, as opponents of the measure signed by Governor Christine Gregoire vowed to try to prevent it from ever taking effect.

Washington education officials said Monday they have decided to request a waiver to the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law.

Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire signed a measure legalizing gay marriage on Monday, making the state the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex marriage.

A major change for same-sex couples on the west coast could come as early as Monday, as Washington 's Governor Christine Gregoire prepares to sign a bill to legalize gay marriage.

On February 8th, the Washington state legislature completed its process to allow same-sex couples to "marry" beginning this summer.

If Washington state lawmakers agree, owners of the all-electric vehicles, such as this Tesla Roadster, would be charged an extra $100 per year to make up for the lack of paying gas tax.

President Obama is trying to repair his relationship with Catholic voters following a policy dispute over contraceptives even as Republicans are trying to convince voters that the president has declared war on religion.

A Feb. 6 article in The Olympian informed us that Washington statutes contain at least 452 tax breaks that could generate additional state revenue, if they were eliminate.

The new multimillionaire has not stepped forward and the lottery has not said where the winning ticket was sold.

Year of the Dragon Pop-up at Toki Underground from Kevin Widener on Vimeo . I believe the video originally appeared on BYT .

A bill passing unanimously in the Washington state House would allow adult adoptees access to their birth certificates unless a biological parent has filed an affidavit to the contrary.

The Washington state Senate has passed a bill to charge electric car owners a $100 annual fee to compensate for the lack of gas taxes they pay.

Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, Mount Rainier, Columbia Valley wine, Pacific salmon, drippy rain forests and whitewater rivers are but a few images conjured up by thoughts of Washington, Oregon's neighbor to the north and co-owner of the Pacific Northwest brand.

The U.S Food and Drug Administration is warning dental and veterinary professionals to not purchase or use certain potentially unsafe hand-held dental X-ray units.

God is truth, and the Washington State Constitution mentions a "Supreme Ruler of the Universe," and truth is universal, THEREFORE the Washington State Legislature cannot weigh in on marriage, which is eternally between a man and a woman, and that is the truth, according to this guy.

The Washington state Senate passed a bill Friday to ban one potentially cancer-causing flame retardant from kids' products but not another that is more widely used.

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Thursday settled with a developmentally disabled woman who was raped while being treated at Eastern State Hospital.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is bringing his campaign to Washington next week.