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Gay weddings made up 17 percent of marriages in Washington this past year, the first year gay marriages were legal in the state, state officials reported Wednesday.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen talks at a news conference Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Rhode Island prison officials say the U.S. Justice Department has told the state Department of Corrections it intends to sue over what it calls unfairness to minority job candidates.

The agreement hammered out by Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Paul Ryan would reverse some of the spending cuts currently in place under sequestration.

WASHINGTON'S BIG MOMENT - On the surface, the bipartisan budget agreement announced last night by Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Paul Ryan doesn't seem like much.

Washington's Senate Majority Coalition held a press conference Tuesday to celebrate the first anniversary of its own existence, which the group's leaders hailed as a breakthrough in bipartisanship.

A northeast Washington woman says she returned home one recent evening to learn that thieves had taken the 30-foot recreational vehicle that she and her daughter called home.

However, PeaceHealth doctors do not abandon patients. If a patient requests this , in discussion with their physician, they are referred to Compassionate Choices [sic].

Marijuana business license applications keep rolling in in Washington. The state Liquor Control Board says it has received 1,696 applications from people seeking permission to grow, process or sell cannabis under the new recreational marijuana law.

OCTOBER 17: Members of the bipartisan budget conference Sen. Jeff Sessions , Rep. Paul Ryan , Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Chris Van Hollen discuss their initial meeting at the U.S. Capitol October 17, 2013 in Washington, DC.

All births in the state are reported to the Washington State Department of Health, which tracks vital statistics, including births, deaths, marriages, and divorces.

NBCRightNow.com - The Washington State Department of Health has released the top baby names in Washington during 2012.

OLYMPIA The next round of evening razor-clam digs is set to begin Saturday, Dec. 14, just in time to take home some clams for the winter holidays.

The Washington State Department of Ecology has received an $11.25 million budget appropriation from the Washington State Legislature to reduce flood damage, risks and hazards statewide.

Moister air is moving into Western Washington on Monday, bringing with it a chance of light snow and freezing drizzle by Tuesday morning during the transition to warmer temperatures, the National Weather Service reports.

In this Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, file photo, Center for American Progress Action Fund President & CEO John Podesta speaks at the National Clean Energy Summit 2.0, at The Cox Pavillion in Las Vegas.

"Creepy Uncle Sam" is doubling down! He's got new ads out, and he's using the image-sharing site Snapchat in his campaign to scare young Americans away from Obamacare .

While it appears Congress is getting closer to reaching a long-term budget deal , Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, and about 20 other GOP conservatives have sent a letter to push for another continuing resolution at sequester levels.

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has received a $4.6 million National Emergency Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to launch a Flood Recovery Jobs Program.

A local group of master gardeners is making a big impact on our small community one vegetable at a time.