While many Republicans cast the tariff plan as a way to level the international trade playing field, Democrats slammed it as ...

The wallets of hunters and anglers would take a hit under a bill moving through the Washington Legislature. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, cleared the Senate last week and was ...

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

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

The Washington State Senate in a 30-19 vote passed a House bill that would expand the definition of a hate crime for the purpose of prosecution, while rejecting amendments that would have added ...

WASHINGTON — Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow — who has criticized her party for being out-of-touch and ...

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 U.S. Senate bill that would require congressional approval for new tariffs gained more Republican support on Friday, in the ...

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

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

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.

Ferguson, a Democrat, told reporters at a news event in the Governor’s Conference Room that in his view, both chambers’ plans ...