Their workplace should be a place of opportunity, not tragedy,” said state Rep. Mary Fosse, the bill’s prime sponsor.

The new governor should take his time in reviewing a budget that includes tax increases that will raise the cost of living in ...

House Bill 2081 is the most far-reaching, affecting an estimated 191,000 taxpayers, per the latest fiscal analysis. It is ...

Under state law, Washington’s governor has 20 days, not counting Sundays, to sign legislation passed in the final days of a ...

Sunday marked the final day of the 2025 legislative session for Washington State. While those lawmakers take a break, plenty ...

After weeks of working behind the scenes, Washington state Democratic lawmakers released their much-anticipated operating-budget deal Saturday morning. Both chambers will need to give it the green ...

The plans combine cuts with billions in new taxes to solve a shortfall. It’ll now be up to Gov. Bob Ferguson to decide what ...

After Republicans and Democrats spent three and a half months hashing out policy differences in the state capital, debates that have frequently lasted into the early hours of the morning, it was ...

The Washington Legislature has approved revisions to state law that will make it easier for law enforcement officers and firefighters in one tier of the state's retirement system to use time they ...

Just days after a KING 5 investigation, one of Washington state's only drug treatment centers for mothers and their infants will remain open.

A bill that caps annual rent increases at is on its way to Gov. Bob Ferguson's desk after an 11th-hour passage out of conference committee over the weekend.

People caught littering in Washington can expect to pay fines that may be more than double the current amount starting this summer.