The Washington State Senate in a 30-19 vote passed a House bill that would expand the definition of a hate crime for the ...

House approval of a $15.2 billion plan, sets the stage for talks with the Senate, which passed a budget that is bigger by ...

Explore the Washington State Senate Members of Color's stance on immigration and their commitment to a welcoming state for ...

The bill,, sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, cleared the Senate last week and was heard in the House Appropriations ...

Dozens of people turned out for a spirited public hearing Friday before the state Senate Ways & Means Committee on controversial legislation to cap yearly rent ...

A divided Washington state Senate on Saturday approved a hike in the state’s gas tax and a two-year budget that hinges on ...

How much Washington should raise in new tax revenue and who will pay is something state lawmakers and Gov. Bob Ferguson will hash out in the final weeks of the legislative session.

Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington are considering whether striking workers should receive unemployment benefits ...

The Washington State Legislature has approved a significant $15.2 billion transportation budget for the 2025–27 period, ...

The Legislature’s upper chamber on Saturday approved a transportation budget and an accompanying funding package that would ...

The state faces a severe shortfall, but a proposed package would raise or shift $1 billion in taxes to secure funding for ...

President Donald Trump made eliminating DEI programs one of his first actions upon returning to office, and South Carolina ...