In November 2009, Washington voters approved full domestic partnerships via Referendum 71, marking the first time voters in any state expanded recognition of same-sex relationships at the ballot box. Three years later, in November 2012, same-sex marriage was affirmed via Referendum 74, making Washington one of only three states to have approved same-sex marriage by popular vote. After Nootka". Maritime Museum of British Columbia. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021 . Retrieved September 2, 2021. When the Nootka Convention was drawn in Europe in 1790, the details of the Nootka Crisis far off in the Pacific were not known. The Convention insisted that property seized by the Spanish be returned to the British and that Spain, Britain, and any other European nation, for that matter, could access and settle the Pacific Northwest. In signing the Nootka Convention, the Spanish gave up what the British thought to be their "pretension" to "exclusive sovereignty, navigation, and commerce" in the Pacific. The state of Washington reformed its health care system in 1993 through the Washington Health Services Act. The legislation required individuals to obtain health insurance or face penalties, and required employers to provide insurance to employees. In addition, health insurance companies were required to sell policies to all individuals, regardless of pre-existing conditions, and cover basic benefits. [227] The act was mostly repealed in 1995 before it could go into full effect. Ember, Melvin (1997). American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation. Simon & Schuster Macmillan. p.264. ISBN 978-0028972145. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015 . Retrieved October 17, 2015.

History". City of Longview, WA. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014 . Retrieved April 17, 2014. Dust Storm in Eastern Washington: Image of the Day". NASA Earth Observatory. October 6, 2009. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009 . Retrieved October 10, 2009.From the Cascade Mountains westward, Western Washington has a mostly Mediterranean climate, with mild temperatures and wet winters, autumns and springs, and relatively dry summers. The Cascade Range has several volcanoes, which reach altitudes significantly higher than the rest of the mountains. From north to south, these major volcanoes are Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams. All are active volcanoes. [71] a b Connelly, Joel (May 15, 2019). "Connelly: When Washington legalized abortion, before Roe v. Wade". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021 . Retrieved September 2, 2021. EPHRATA MUNI AP, WASHINGTON". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Monthly Normals. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Births: Final Data for 2014" (PDF). Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 14, 2017 . Retrieved September 4, 2017. WINTHROP 1 WSW, WASHINGTON". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Monthly Normals. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Washington Agriculture". Washington State Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021 . Retrieved September 2, 2021.

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a b Clark, Eugene. "Washington (state, United States)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on July 16, 2013 . Retrieved July 15, 2013. Washington is one of the wealthiest as well as most socially liberal states in the country. [12] The state consistently ranks among the best for life expectancy and low unemployment. [13] Along with Colorado, Washington was one of the first to legalize medicinal and recreational cannabis, [14] was among the first states to legalize same-sex marriage in 2012, [15] and was one of only four U.S. states to have been providing legal abortions on request before the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade loosened abortion laws nationwide. [16] Similarly, Washington voters approved a 2008 referendum on legalization of physician-assisted suicide, [17] and Washington is currently one of ten states—along with Washington, D.C.—to have legalized the practice. [18] Etymology [ edit ]