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• Governor Gregoire signed HB 1649 into law yesterday, ensuring that, 90 days after the 2011 legislative session adjourns, the State will acknowledge same-sex marriages in other states as domestic partnerships. [Seattle PI]


• Microsoft stepped up today, with a sizable donation to the struggling Intiman Theatre. But the Intiman won't be receiving cash--they're getting $275,000 in software. As Seattlest reporter Alex Hudson put it, "What are they going to do ...MS Paint their way into solvency?" [Puget Sound Business Journal]


• In other local tech news, Amazon is receiving accolades in a recent study by the Reputation Institute, in conjunction with Forbes. According to the study, Amazon tops the list in trustworthiness, as well as customer service. So that's why the box is smiling. [Tech Flash]


• To mark the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death 17 years ago today, a concrete statue of a guitar was unveiled in a park near Aberdeen's Young Street Bridge. [KING 5, via the AP]

Additionally, more details have come in about this morning's police chase near Tumwater, including the suicide of the driver at the scene, as well as a deceased passenger present in the vehicle. The Seattle Times has the story.