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RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A Washington florist who refused to provide flowers to a gay wedding is set to testify before an Indiana legislative committee. The owner of Arlene's Flowers says she will be speaking against two bills before the Indiana Senate Rules Committee. She...

The Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday morning legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states. The 5-4 decision found that the Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law overturns all gay-marriage bans across the country.

A Benton County Superior Court ruling Wednesday held that a Richland florist violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act by refusing to serve a same-sex couple seeking to buy wedding flowers in 2013.

Marijuana and gay marriage are officially legal in Washington State beginning today. Voters approved initiatives on both items during the general election on November 6. The legalization of marijuana is already causing a bit of confusion among officials who don't know how to address certain issues arising from the legalization...

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 percent...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he'll spend $500,000 of his personal fortune on gay marriage campaigns in Maine, Minnesota and Washington state to help them raise an equal amount. Monday's announcement follows up on a political spending push the billionaire businessman-turned-politician announced last week...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Seattle Times Co. began an active campaign Wednesday to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna and gay marriage, part of a push to demonstrate the effectiveness of newspaper political advertising. Washington state's largest newspaper began with a full-page ad calling McKenna "a choice that will make us all proud...

Washington State became the seventh in the nation to allow gay marriage today when the legislation was signed into law. Now what?

Advocates of same-sex marriage rights got a boost on Tuesday when a federal appeals court declared California’s gay marriage ban to be unconstitutional.