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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson holds up an executive order creating a family separation rapid response team aimed at responding to the Trump administration’s immigration policies, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Seattle.

From child care to textured hair, here are some of the new laws coming to WA

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson holds up an executive order creating a family separation rapid response team aimed at responding to the Trump administration’s immigration policies, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Seattle.

May 16, 2025, 7:48am Latest News

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s pen has been getting lots of use: The Democrat is busy signing bills into law. Read story

Washington state Sen. Adrian Cortes speaks to hundreds of teachers, school employees and students on Feb. 17, 2025 at the Washington state Capitol. Following the rally, attendees met with lawmakers to urge them to increase funding for public schools.

Washington will offer special education to students longer under new law

Washington state Sen. Adrian Cortes speaks to hundreds of teachers, school employees and students on Feb. 17, 2025 at the Washington state Capitol. Following the rally, attendees met with lawmakers to urge them to increase funding for public schools.

May 16, 2025, 7:43am Latest News

A new law triggered by a lawsuit will ensure public school students in Washington are offered special education instruction until they are 22 years old. Read story

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown speaks to the media, Thursday, May 15, 2025, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court unravels ‘absurdity’ of Trump birthright ban, says AG Brown

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown speaks to the media, Thursday, May 15, 2025, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington.

May 16, 2025, 7:41am Northwest

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown was sounding optimistic after watching the U.S. Supreme Court hear oral arguments about President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to ban birthright citizenship. Read story

FILE - A Model X sports-utility vehicle sits outside a Tesla store in Littleton, Colo., June 18, 2023.

Tesla, Netflix, Philip Morris among those pushing WA governor for tax vetoes

FILE - A Model X sports-utility vehicle sits outside a Tesla store in Littleton, Colo., June 18, 2023.

May 16, 2025, 7:39am Business

Corporate titans. Bank executives. Restaurant operators. Airplane owners. Read story

The exterior of the Washington Capitol building is seen April 25 in Olympia. Local business are concerned after lawmakers voted this year to increase their tax bills.

Clark County businesses stand to be hit hard by higher B&O taxes passed by the Legislature this year

The exterior of the Washington Capitol building is seen April 25 in Olympia. Local business are concerned after lawmakers voted this year to increase their tax bills.

May 16, 2025, 6:08am Business

Some Clark County businesses are alarmed about two large tax increases aimed at them recently approved by the Legislature. Read story

Democrat Brent Hennrich is running for the 3rd Congressional District seat currently held by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania.

3rd Congressional District Democrat challenging Perez ran for seat in 2022

Democrat Brent Hennrich is running for the 3rd Congressional District seat currently held by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania.

May 15, 2025, 3:29pm Clark County News

A Democratic candidate has stepped up to challenge 3rd Congressional District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, in the 2026 midterms, just as she faces criticism over several votes. Read story

President Donald Trump, fifth left, attends a group photo session with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, fourth right, with United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, second right, Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, left, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, third left, Kuwait’s Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, second left, Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, right, during the GCC Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Trump handshake caps Syrian leader’s journey from anti-U.S. insurgent to nascent Mideast partner

President Donald Trump, fifth left, attends a group photo session with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, fourth right, with United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, second right, Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, left, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, third left, Kuwait’s Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, second left, Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, right, during the GCC Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

May 15, 2025, 2:06pm Latest News

As an al-Qaida fighter in Iraq, he was detained by the American military. As the leader of a U.S.-designated terror group fighting in Syria’s civil war, he had a $10 million bounty on his head. Read story

FILE - A relief sculpture rests on a gate to the entrance of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., March 13, 2016.

Americans are divided over DEI programs on college campuses, an AP-NORC poll finds

FILE - A relief sculpture rests on a gate to the entrance of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., March 13, 2016.

May 15, 2025, 1:14pm Latest News

As President Donald Trump seeks to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices on college campuses, a new poll suggests that while the concept of DEI is divisive, some of the initiatives being affected by his administration’s guidance are less controversial. Read story