But much is too close to be certain of, as yet. That includes the races for governor (Inslee leads McKenna by just 50,000 votes) and secretary of state (Wyman over Drew by 14,000), 1240 on charter schools (Yes by about 44,000), and R74 for same-sex marriage (Yes by around 68,000). Continue reading The Seattle, King County & Washington State Election Results We’re Waiting For
The Senate’s Wednesday-night passage of legislation legalizing gay marriage in Washington State means that now the House of Representatives will have a chance to vote, sometime within the next few days to a week. The Senate’s 28-21 vote represented the larger hurdle–supporters are confident they have more than enough votes in the House.
Senate Bill 6239, publicly supported by Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks, and Vulcan, opens the definition of marriage to between “two persons” (with the U.S. Supreme Court we have, this phrasing does open the door to corporate marriage). Continue reading Amid Celebration, Gay Marriage in Washington State Could Be Delayed by Referendum
“It’s time, it’s the right thing to do, and I will introduce a bill to do it,” lame duck Washington state Governor Gregoire said yesterday, announcing her intention to bring legislation permitting same-sex marriages in our state. “I say that as a wife, a mother, a student of the law, and above all as a Washingtonian with a lifelong commitment to equality and freedom. Some say domestic partnerships are the same as marriage. That’s a version of the discriminatory ‘separate but equal’ argument.” Continue reading After 7 Years, Governor Gregoire “Gets” Gay Marriage
