The first week of the 2025 legislative session brought a new governor and a renewed effort to pass bills that have previously failed. Here's what you should know.

A Ferry County woman has been named to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission. Lynn O’Connor, of Kettle Falls, was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee to replace outgoing commissioner Molly Linville. It ...

A former governor of Washington has ripped into the GOP for suggesting there should be strings attached to aid in the wake of ...

Throughout his first term, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to withhold federal disaster aid from Democrat-led states and ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson suggested cutting 6% of the state’s budget to offset shortfalls, but lawmakers on both sides said fire suppression funds should not be touched ...

In addition to Dye’s bill, Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, has filed Senate Bill 5015 to limit the governor’s authority by ...

Sunny Jay went out the way he came in: mostly sunny. Though with some scattered shade. “I wish I lived in Jay Inslee’s version of Washington, full of puppies and rainbows,” quipped Republican state ...

In 2024, candidate Bob Ferguson promised to make the problems with Washington State Ferries a priority. He promised change.

As they were cheered from the gallery by friends and family and treated to a ukulele version of “America the Beautiful,” ...

Four searchlights shined glowing beams into the foggy sky, luring thousands of eventgoers dressed to the nines for the Governor's Inaugural Ball at the Capitol building Wednesday night. Electeds, ...

Seattle City Light said a key to its success was having extra crews in the field to respond to power outages during the storm ...

Ahead of the presidential inauguration, several other governors have ordered that flags be temporarily raised. On Wednesday, ...