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A bill giving Washington consumers an opportunity to buy health insurance from other states died in the Legislature this year under pressure from advocates for mental health equality, massage therapists and others.

Car-prowl victims who had items stolen between Oct. 1 and Feb. 4 in and around Kent, Renton, Tukwila and SeaTac are encouraged to visit the Kent Police Department's Web site, http://www.ci.kent.wa.us/Police/ , and click on the "Recovered Stolen Property" link to see if they recognize their belongings.

Gov. Chris Gregoire has called for a 7-day special session starting on Monday so that lawmakers can finish their work on patching a $2.8 billion budget hole.

The Obama administration is seeking to defuse a crisis in trade ties with Brazil after the Latin American country unveiled a widely anticipated retaliatory tariff against a wide range of U.S. imports, including intellectual property.

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Officials in the state of Washington say they'll continue rejecting parolees and probationers from Arkansas despite the policy apparently violating an interstate compact.

WITH Washington state lawmakers poised to adopt nearly $1 billion in new taxes on families and businesses, it's important to set the record straight.

Child Protective Services removed seven children from a Centralia home because of unsafe and unhealthy conditions.

President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally, even as Greece's enormous debts sparked frenzied trading.

A reminder it's still winter: Low temperatures early Tuesday dipped below freezing in many parts of Washington.

Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year has won key GOP support that means it will soon pass the Senate.

Published: Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 11:22 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 11:22 p.m. WASHINGTON A Republican senator is offering the White House a deal on terror trials.

The measure, approved 92-4 in the House, now heads to the November ballot for final approval by voters.

Winter's not over yet - cold weather has brought a dusting of snow to some areas of Western Washington.

In this March 4, 2010, file photo Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington after meeting there with insurance commissioners and executives.

After two days of contentious debate, the state Senate on Sunday approved a tax package that raises $890 million over the next 16 months and is centered on a temporary three-tenths-of-a-cent sales tax increase.

As Hillary Rodham Clinton was leaving the White House, she asked Laura Bush first lady to first lady to continue one program if nothing else - the historic preservation program Save America's Treasures.

Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference Wednesday on Capitol Hill.

Thirty-six people are known to have died after taking lethal doses of physician-prescribed medication under Washington's year-old Death with Dignity Act, Washington's State Department of Health announced Thursday.

The top 10 national forests for storing greenhouse gases in the United States are in the Pacific Northwest and southeast Alaska, according to an analysis released Thursday by the Wilderness Society.