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From The race is on to fill new 1st Congressional District: …. In an apparent effort to trim the field, Gregoire and Larsen endorsed DelBene, as did the state Washington State Labor Council. But King County Democrats struggled with their pick. A subcommittee recommended DelBene and Burner, but then backed away from Burner when a […]
The food stamp cuts hit WA State especially hard
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Drop Swedish: they're discontinuing elective abortions
According to the Seattle P-I, Swedish to drop elective abortions if deal goes through, Swedish Medical Center, one of the region’s largest hospital systems, will stop performing elective abortions if a proposed alliance with a massive Catholic-run health-care organization is approved…. My primary care physician is with Swedish. Looks like I’ll switch to another provider. Comments […]