Supporters of two citizen initiatives, one focused on parental rights and another on barring transgender athletes from girls’ ...

Friday marked the deadline for candidates seeking nine seats in Washington's Legislature to file to run in elections this year. (Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard) Intriguing match-ups in the ...

Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the Washington Department of Revenue confirmed that all nicotine products — including synthetic and ...

There also is a new law allowing striking workers to receive state unemployment benefits for up to six weeks, beginning two to three weeks after the start of a strike. This provision expires in 2035.

The Washington State Legislature hit its first “do-or-die” deadline for policy bills on Friday. That means bills that don’t significantly impact the budget — those focused more on setting public ...

State lawmakers will head to Olympia later this month to kick off Washington’s 2025 legislative session. It’ll be 105 days of lawmaking and budget writing. A host of issues will likely come up in the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Concerns are rising as the Washington State Legislature decided to cut the wildfire prevention budget in half, a move that has sparked criticism from the Department of Lands. The ...

The Washington State Legislature unanimously passed a bill on Friday that will help over 35,000 veterans access state benefits. Right now, Washington doesn’t extend veteran benefits to service members ...

A few hundred people showed up on the Capitol steps on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 to voice their opposition against tax increases proposed by Democrats in the Washington state Legislature. (Photo by ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The 2025 legislative session adjourned Sunday night, capping 105 days of work on issues like housing, health care and most important of all – the state budget. Before lawmakers left ...

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is already clashing with Mayor Katie Wilson, who just took office days ago. Revive I-5 work to restart on Ship Canal Bridge, months-long lane closure ahead Drivers ...

A number of state legislatures are up for grabs this election cycle as Republicans and Democrats jockey for control with each local seat they contest. State legislatures with one party in control can ...