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March 7, 2013: The Wenatchee World : The Death Penalty Again

March 7, 2013: Seattle Times: Should Washington State Repeal the Death Penalty

March 6, 2013: KPCQ TV: Some State Lawmakers Look to Abolish Death Penalty

March 6, 2013: KIRO TV: Lawmakers Consider Bill to End Executions in State

March 5, 2013: Seattle PI: Lawmakers Consider Bill to Abolish Death Penalty

March 5, 2013: KUOW Radio: Washington House Committee Considers Eliminating the Death Penalty

November 30, 2012: KIRO Radio: Families of Murder Victims Oppose Death Penalty

November 29, 2012: KOMO News: New Efforts Underway to Abolish Death Penalty in Washington

November 29, 2012: KIRO Radio: Opponents Launch New Effort to Abolish Death Penalty

October 29. 2012: Washington Post: Woman Crusades to Save Sister's Life; End the Death Penalty

July 22, 2012: Spokane Faith and Values: Group Fights to Abolish the Death Penalty

July 10, 2012: Tacoma News Tribune: Execution Fight Could Come to Washington, Montana

June 22, 2012: Reuters: Arkansas High Court Blocks Use of Death Penalty

June 11, 2012: Bloomberg Opinion Editorial: The Death Penalty Debate Represents a Market Failure

June 8, 2012: Seattle Times Opinion Editorial: It is Time for Washington to Replace Death Penalty with Life Sentence

June 6, 2012: Real Change: Documenting the Row over Death

June 2, 2012: Seattle Times: Trial-prep Costs for Carnation Killings Hits $4.9 Million

May 11, 2012: ACLU-WA Blog: After 18 Years, Death Sentence and Murder Conviction Overturned

April 25, 2012: Hartford Courant: Malloy Signs Bill Abolishing Death Penalty

January 26, 2012: KPLU National Public Radio: End of Death Penalty in Washington Eyed to Save Money

January 26, 2012: The Seattle Weekly: Death Penalty Foes, Backing New Bill, Say Capital Cases Waste Money

January 25, 2012: The Olympian: Sister of Woman Fatally Shot in Olympia Urges Lawmakers to End Death Penalty

January 25, 2012: KXLY Spokane: State Lawmakers Debate Death Penalty in Olympia

January 25, 2012: KIRO TV: Why State Senator Wants to End Death Penalty

January 25, 2012: The Oregonian: Death Penalty Opponents Turn Out to Show Support for Abolishing Capital Punishment in Washington

January 25, 2012: KUOW National Public Radio: Washington Lawmakers Considering Abolishing Death Penalty to Save Money

January 25, 2012: The Capitol Record: Should Washington Abolish the Death Penalty? The Senate Hears from the Public (video of entire hearing)

January 25, 2012: SJA Press Release: Senator and Other Murder Victim Family Members Call for Ending Costly Death Penalty

January 24, 2012: Tacoma News Tribune: Legislators Next Hot Topic: Death Penalty

January 24, 2012: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Lawmakers Consider Bill to Abolish Death Penalty

January 13, 2012: Senator Debbie Regala: The difficult journey of abolishing the death penalty in Washington State

January 12, 2012: Kirkland Reporter: Public Invited to Olympia Lobby Day Against Costly Death Penalty

December 15, 2011: USA Today: Number of death sentences hits a 35-year low