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

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state legislators met their deadline to pass a balanced budget by midnight Sunday. Now they have to wait to see if Gov. Bob Ferguson will sign it. That could be a while.

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

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.

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 ...

State lawmakers, working to overcome a $16 billion budget shortfall, passed a flurry of bills in Olympia, including one to ...

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

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

President Trump signed an executive order Monday directing federal officials to publish a list of sanctuary cities, likely ...

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

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 ...

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 ...