OLYMPIA – Pursuit of a tougher drunk driving law in Washington has run out of gas.  Senate Bill 5067 to lower the legal limit for driving drunk stalled in the House Community Safety …

OLYMPIA – Washington state moved one step closer Monday to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it wouldn’t. Majority Democrats in the Senate advanced …

OLYMPIA  – The Washington state Senate approved legislation Thursday to set stricter eligibility standards for sheriffs and other police leadership, weeks after a sheriff’s comments on the …

OLYMPIA — House Bill 2510, the bipartisan proposal aimed at strengthening supervision of individuals convicted of stalking, has cleared the Washington State House of Representatives. The …

OLYMPIA – Democratic state lawmakers in Washington want to make it tougher to challenge a voter’s registration as organized efforts to knock residents off the rolls are on the rise. The …

OLYMPIA — A bipartisan bill sponsored by Brian Burnett, R-Wenatchee, advanced out of committee this week, moving one step closer to requiring stronger supervision of individuals convicted of …

OLYMPIA – Washington spent roughly $500 million last year in settlements and jury verdicts in cases involving government misconduct. The skyrocketing lawsuit payouts are hamstringing state and …

OLYMPIA – The Washington Legislature is again considering empowering local governments to tax short-term housing rentals, much to the irritation of homeowners who rent out their properties on …

Microsoft President Brad Smith leads some of the tech giant’s work in areas ranging from artificial intelligence to cybersecurity to environmental sustainability. Right now, housing issues …

OLYMPIA – Four Washington school districts are under federal investigation for reportedly allowing transgender girls to compete in girls’ sports, escalating long-simmering tensions between the …

OLYMPIA – Octopus is back on the policy menu for Washington state lawmakers. A bill to outlaw the sale, possession, transport, and distribution of farmed octopus advanced out of the House …

OLYMPIA – Yale Moon, a senior at Lake Washington High School, uses generative artificial intelligence in his free time to create fake images and videos.  He also sees other content that …

OLYMPIA – Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday celebrated the “heart and spirit” in Washington communities ravaged by flooding in December, then pumped up fellow Democrats with calls for taxing …

OLYMPIA – A ban on police face coverings has been one of the most talked about policy proposals in the first two days of Washington’s legislative session, with lead lawmakers and the governor …

OLYMPIA – With a looming $1.6 to $2.3 billion budget shortfall hanging over the Washington state legislature, House and Senate leaders and Gov. Bob Ferguson presented differing proposals to …

OLYMPIA – Democratic leaders in the Washington state Legislature said Friday they have no plans to hold hearings on two conservative-backed initiatives focused on parental rights of students in …

CHELAN COUNTY – Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison is urging lawmakers to reconsider a prefiled bill for the 2026 legislative session that would revise eligibility requirements and oversight …

OLYMPIA – Supporters of two citizen initiatives, one focused on parental rights and another on barring transgender athletes from girls’ sports, moved closer Friday to getting those measures …

OLYMPIA – Tax hikes on big business and rental cars. Unemployment benefits for workers on strike.  Those are just a few of the changes to state law taking effect in Washington on New …

OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday signed into law a controversial policy requiring gun buyers to first pay for a new state permit.  Starting in two years, House Bill …