Politics & GovernmentWA Legislature sends $13.4 billion transportation budget to governor for signatureUpdated April 23, 2023 at 12:32 PM
Politics & GovernmentAttorney General’s Office, DSHS ordered to pay $200,000 for withholding 11,000 documentsApril 22, 2023 at 12:24 PM
Politics & GovernmentLawmakers have until Wednesday to pass bills from the other chamber. Here’s some of what’s passedApril 10, 2023 at 2:14 PM
Politics & GovernmentTraffic safety, ferries, State Patrol targeted in proposed transportation budgetsUpdated March 30, 2023 at 2:05 PM
Politics & GovernmentHouse passes Senate bill banning some WA employers from discriminating against cannabis usersMarch 30, 2023 at 11:35 AM
Politics & Government‘Record-breaking’ $8.3 billion construction budget proposed by House leadersMarch 28, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Politics & GovernmentHouse proposes $69.5 billion ‘Resilient Washington’ budget, slightly more than Senate’s planUpdated March 27, 2023 at 5:58 PM
Politics & Government‘To protect victims you are potentially enabling predators.’ Opponents tell senators bill goes too farUpdated March 23, 2023 at 11:16 AM
LocalAnother major cutoff in the WA Legislature: Here’s what passed and what didn’tMarch 11, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Politics & GovernmentAssault weapon ban passed by WA House members Wednesday. Bill now heads to the SenateUpdated March 10, 2023 at 10:48 AM
LocalWA police a step closer to resuming pursuits under bill passed Wednesday by SenateUpdated March 8, 2023 at 5:44 PM
Politics & GovernmentWA House votes on mandating 10-day waiting period for all firearms. Here are the detailsUpdated March 8, 2023 at 10:18 AM
LocalForeign head of state addresses WA state Legislature for first time in 134 yearsMarch 6, 2023 at 2:35 PM
Politics & GovernmentWA’s Sunshine Committee could dissolve as legislature ignores its public records recommendationsUpdated February 28, 2023 at 3:02 PM
Politics & GovernmentBill would require government and nonprofit Washington employers to pay internsJanuary 24, 2023 at 10:54 AM
LocalIncarcerated individuals in WA could soon be paid minimum wage under new proposalUpdated December 24, 2022 at 9:03 AM
Politics & GovernmentRequiring permit to buy gun among 3 gun control measures announced by Inslee, AGUpdated December 19, 2022 at 3:03 PM
LocalOpen government activist settles lawsuit with WA Redistricting Commission for $40,000December 19, 2022 at 5:00 AM
Politics & GovernmentHousing, homelessness and behavioral health: Here are some of Inslee’s 2023 budget prioritiesUpdated December 16, 2022 at 7:57 AM
Politics & GovernmentSEIU secretly lobbied the Washington State Redistricting Commission, court filings allegeUpdated December 13, 2022 at 10:18 AM
Washington StateWA workers compensation premiums set to increase in JanuaryDecember 1, 2022 at 5:00 AM