Washington on Thursday November 05, 2009

WA: Referendum 71 margin of approval increases slightly
By Janet I. Tu, The Seattle Times
The narrow lead in votes to approve Referendum 71 widened slightly with the latest tally released by the Secretary of State's Office.
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WA: Gay rights measure extends lead
By Chris Grygiel, seattlepi.com
Referendum 71, which would uphold the state's new "everything but marriage" law for gay domestic partners, edged closer to passage after the latest vote count Wednesday
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WA: Gay-rights support stops at Cascades
By Lornet Turnbull, The Seattle Times
Every county east of the Cascades rejected Referendum 71 — some by resounding margins.
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WA: Rates qualify states' jobless for 20 weeks
By Jacob Barker, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)
Because Idaho and Washington have had jobless rates higher than 8.5 percent over the past three months, the unemployed in both states could qualify for six weeks of federal unemployment benefits in addition to the 14 weeks allotted to all states under a bill passed Wednesday by the Senate.
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WA: Detractors line up against state's Spokane River plan
By Shawn Vestal, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)
The latest plan to limit algae-producing phosphorus in the Spokane River is drawing critics from all directions as Washington officials consider whether to move ahead with it.
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WA: Like a natural disaster, without the upside
By Austin Jenkins, Crosscut (Seattle)
When an economic engine like Boeing snubs your state on your watch, there's not much for a governor like Chris Gregoire to do.
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OR: Deadly foam off NW coast subsides, but more than 10,000 seabirds die
By Lynne Terry, The Oregonian (Portland)
The deadly foam that clobbered seabirds in the Pacific Northwest has subsided and several hundred birds rescued from the slime are being released. But the death toll worries conservationists.
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