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Avista will lead a smart grid demonstration project that will create the first "smart community" in the Pacific Northwest.

Washington's popular - but financially pinched - Basic Health Plan now has the dubious distinction of having more people on the waiting list than are enrolled.

Former Vice President Al Gore was in Seattle Tuesday to speak at Town Hall and promote his new book, "Our Choice: Creating a Green Future." He sat down briefly with The Seattle Times.

Rep. Kevin Brady just gave a severe tongue-lashing to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner moments ago in the Joint Economic committee, concluding with a surprising call for Geithner to resign.

CBSa s Early Show on Friday completely ignored the grilling Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner received on Capitol Hill on Thursday and the calls for his resignation by members of Congress.

Matt Haney, police chief of the Colville Confederated Tribes, has two officers by day and three by night to patrol the 2,275 square miles of reservation under his jurisdiction.

"I don't know about you, but I don't think our European friends should be rewarded with U.S. contracts for products they illegally subsidize," said Sen.

Illustrating the continuing political fallout from controversial new recommendations on breast cancer screening, GOP congresswomen condemned a government-funded study Wednesday and suggested it was a preview of what to expect from Democratic health care reform.

The U.S. Senate wona t try to pass a bill limiting U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions for months, clouding the prospects for final legislation as the Obama administration focuses on health care and the economy.

A group of U.S. senators and representatives from Washington and other Boeing-heavy states Wednesday called on the Pentagon to consider a recent World Trade Organization ruling in the Air Force's aerial refueling tanker contract.

Derivatives trading , a super risky stock market investment practice often used by hedge funds , those lovely things that helped our nation's economy collapse, are nothing more than gambling and should be regulated just like casinos , according to U.S. Sen.

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Big surprise on all the cable newscasts this week: Carrie Prejean, the Christian, family-values beauty queen who's made a name by opposing gay marriage, once made a video of herself masturbating.

We recently traveled to northern New Jersey for a family memorial service. My father was born and raised in Vauxhall, NJ.

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health News outlets report on health issues at the state level including a health insurance program in Washington State and a bill to increase coverage for autism services in Massachusetts.

As you've probably heard, last week Boeing infuriated local labor leaders and disappointed our state's politicians by deciding to open up a second 787 production line in South Carolina.

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Off the coast of Washington state, mysterious algae mixed with sea foam have killed more than 8,000 seabirds, puzzling scientists.

There's a reason that they chose never-held-office Mike! McGavick for their senatorial candidate last time.

" Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray , a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the $80 million she included for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund in the fiscal year 2010 Senate spending bill has passed the full Senate.