Ed Murray

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state has approved gay marriage, joining Maine and Maryland as the first states to pass same-sex marriage by popular vote. Voter returns released since election night show Referendum 74 has maintained its lead of 52...

Same-sex marriage was signed into law in Washington earlier this year, and will be on the ballot in November. Wednesday, local politicians reacted to President Barack Obama's announcement that he supports same-sex marriage. Here is a collection of their...

Gay marriage: Washington becomes the seventh state to legalize gay marriage. Gov. Christine Gregoire signed the law legalizing same-sex marriage....

As supporters packed the public galleries, the Washington state Senate passed legislation Wednesday night that would legalize gay marriage. The margin was 28 to 21 -- three more votes than required. The bill now goes to the state House, where it is...

With the stroke of a pen, Governor Christine Gregoire ended years of frustration, years of invisibility felt by gay and lesbian couples in the state of Washington. "It means dignity and respect, that we're the same as everybody else," said Rachel Smith-...

Lindsay, Calif. — THE IMMIGRATION debate can get pretty sloppy and emotional in the abstract, but not here in this Central Valley town that can't afford to let simplistic rhetoric overshadow facts. Last month's devastating citrus freeze has put...

Opponents of gay marriage racked up another legal victory Wednesday, as the highest court in Washington state ruled 5 to 4 that there was no constitutional right for people of the same sex to marry each other. But even as the state Supreme Court upheld...