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Amazon employees work inside Amazon's Kent fulfillment center in Kent, Washington, Friday, July 22, 2022.

Amazon, other Washington companies soon must say how fast workers are working

Amazon employees work inside Amazon's Kent fulfillment center in Kent, Washington, Friday, July 22, 2022.

May 1, 2023, 6:02am Business

Washington workers at risk of getting injured on the job may soon receive more protection from state regulators, due to two worker safety bills that recently passed the Legislature. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee hands a pen to Rep. Drew Hansen, D-Bainbridge Island, left, after signing House Bill 1469, which shields abortion and gender-affirming care patients and providers from prosecution by out-of-state authorities and prevents cooperation with investigations, Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the University of Washington's Hans Rosling Center for Population Health in Seattle.

Washington, Minnesota become trans refuges, shield abortions

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee hands a pen to Rep. Drew Hansen, D-Bainbridge Island, left, after signing House Bill 1469, which shields abortion and gender-affirming care patients and providers from prosecution by out-of-state authorities and prevents cooperation with investigations, Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the University of Washington's Hans Rosling Center for Population Health in Seattle.

April 27, 2023, 1:57pm Latest News

Washington and Minnesota won’t cooperate with attempts to prosecute out-of-state patients seeking reproductive or gender-affirming procedures and treatment, under new laws signed Thursday by the two states’ Democratic governors. Read story

Sara Jones, right, with "We the People Against Communism," yells at guests lining up to enter the Capitol while she protests ahead of the signing of firearms regulation bills by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in Olympia, Wash.

New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge

Sara Jones, right, with "We the People Against Communism," yells at guests lining up to enter the Capitol while she protests ahead of the signing of firearms regulation bills by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in Olympia, Wash.

April 25, 2023, 1:14pm Latest News

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun violence Tuesday, one banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one imposing a 10-day waiting period on firearms purchases, and one clearing the way for lawsuits against gun makers or sellers in certain cases. Read story

Legislators swear in on the first day of the legislative session at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.

Inside the stunning fall of Washington’s drug-possession legislation — and what comes next

Legislators swear in on the first day of the legislative session at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.

April 25, 2023, 8:08am Courts & Crime

Finger-pointing and frustration reigned in the Capitol after a proposed deal to penalize drug possession fell apart on the final day of the legislative session. Read story

Interstate traffic to Seattle.

Washington highways, aging ferries get big slice of $13.5B transportation plan

Interstate traffic to Seattle.

April 25, 2023, 7:32am Newsletter

The Washington state House and Senate agreed on a nearly $13.5 billion transportation budget over the weekend, a plan that spends heavily on major highway construction already in progress, the state ferry system, climate-focused projects and the court-mandated fix of the state’s fish culverts. Read story

Inslee signs child malnutrition guide mandate

April 20, 2023, 7:40am Latest News

A bill designed to help state child protection workers identify the signs of child malnutrition was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee last week. Read story

Drivers cross the Interstate 5 Bridge headed north toward Vancouver.

I-5 Bridge tolling bill approved by Washington House

Drivers cross the Interstate 5 Bridge headed north toward Vancouver.

April 19, 2023, 1:33pm Clark County News

A bill authorizing tolling on the Interstate 5 Bridge is nearly to the governor. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee prepares his 2023 State of the State address at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.

Washington bill to ban harmful chemicals in cosmetics hits Gov. Inslee’s desk

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee prepares his 2023 State of the State address at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.

April 19, 2023, 11:17am Health

A bill that could be the strongest law regulating toxic chemicals in beauty and personal care products in the country is on Gov. Jay Inslee's desk. Read story

‘Boarding’ youth in hospitals changing

April 15, 2023, 6:02am Health

Washington lawmakers have passed legislation holding the governor’s office accountable for a growing crisis of children warehoused in hospitals awaiting psychiatric care, after a final unanimous Senate vote Wednesday. Read story

Cars travel south along Interstate 5 as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers. U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, is calling for federal spending on a program that would include funds for the Interstate Bridge Replacement project.

Gov. Inslee, lawmakers quibble over Washington transportation budget

Cars travel south along Interstate 5 as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers. U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, is calling for federal spending on a program that would include funds for the Interstate Bridge Replacement project.

April 14, 2023, 7:46am Latest News

Gov. Jay Inslee’s administration sent a blistering letter last week to the chairs of the House and Senate transportation committees, warning that their budget proposals would lead to broken promises and poorly maintained roads. Read story