Washington state lawmakers cap annual rent increases, ending a heated legislative battle on the final day of session.

Washington State lawmakers concluded the 2025 legislative session with a focus on addressing a $16 billion budget shortfall.

The 2025 legislative session adjourned Sunday night, capping 105 days of work on issues like housing, health care and most ...

I look forward to carefully reviewing the budgets line by line over the next few weeks,” said Gov. Bob Ferguson.

In a race against the clock, both chambers of the Washington state legislature approved a $77 billion budget just hours ...

More than an hour of emotional testimony by committee members elapsed before the committee voted 17-14 to close Rainier ...

and both chambers of the state legislature. As of April 28, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 12 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control. As ...