With the banging of gavels, the Washington state Legislature opened its sprint of a 60-day session Monday in Olympia. The ...

Democrats in the Washington state Legislature want to revisit the state’s tax code, and are pursuing a tax on individuals who ...

Along the way, the budget is referred to committee, receives public hearings, gets voted out of committee and hits the floor ...

Three Washington state senators said the biting testimony Pierce County’s sheriff delivered during a committee hearing ...

Although congressional lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are allowed to run with a budget shortfall, state lawmakers in this Washington must balance their budget over four years to ensure its ...

Washington Legislative Democratic Leaders Media Availability. The Center Square's Carleen Johnson pressed leaders about ...

Veteran Olympia journalist Austin Jenkins has seen an avalanche of changes in the news business during his award-winning ...

The effort is part of the agency’s continued commitment to equip communities in high-risk areas with critical suppression ...

In practical terms, those living in Washington state could see websites asking for digital identification or demanding the ...

In Washington state, the start of 2026 means a bevy of new laws and taxes. The changes, which took effect Jan. 1, affect ...

Washington state faces a crisis in funding for crime victim services. Federal Victims of Crime Act funding has dropped 76% ...