Tag: Legislation

On Dec. 6, the first day same-sex couples could legally apply for marriage licenses, staff at the Spokane County Courthouse processed 23 applications.

Today is the first day same-sex couples could apply for marriage applications in Washington. The Spokane County auditor’s office is reporting that staff processed 28 marriage applications today, with 23 issued to same gender couples.

Today hundreds of same-sex couples in Washington state were able to apply for marriage licenses.

With the passage of Referendum 74, same gender couples will be able to apply for marriage licenses beginning on Thursday.

No, the legalization of marijuana doesn't change my opinion regarding the morality of marijuana use. I was never of the belief that marijuana use was immoral.

Sen. Lisa Brown will be the keynote speaker at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane on Saturday for the first Legislative Conference in Eastern Washington.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the conference starts at 10 a.m. and will continue until 3 p.m.

Members of The Evangelical Immigration Table say the current system doesn’t meet Christian standards and are calling for a six-point bipartisan solution that:

• Respects the God-given dignity of every person
• Guarantees secure national borders
• Protects the unity of the immediate family
• Ensures fairness to taxpayers and respects the rule of law
• Establishes a path toward legal status and/or citizenship for those who qualify and who wish to become permanent residents.