February 13, 2025, 9:30am Latest News Updated 8 hours ago
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to slash government spending by 6%. He calculates this will save roughly $1.8 billion in the next two-year state budget and erase about a third… Read story
February 13, 2025, 7:36am Latest News Free
Washington state lawmakers set out Wednesday to raise $1.6 billion from tolls to help pay for construction of a replacement bridge on Interstate 5 across the Columbia River. Read story
February 13, 2025, 6:05am Latest News
In Washington, the nickname “The Evergreen State” winks at you across Washington from road signs, license plates, even quarters. It’s a popular sobriquet, but it’s never been made an official nickname. We’ve been conducting a casual relationship with it for more than a century. Read story
February 12, 2025, 12:21pm Latest News
A Washington lawmaker has introduced a bill that could charge drivers for each mile they drive. Read story
February 12, 2025, 12:19pm Latest News Free
Democratic state lawmakers are aiming to erase a voter-approved limit on annual property tax hikes as a way to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for public schools and local governments. Read story
February 12, 2025, 9:26am Latest News
When it comes to money, Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much in Olympia. Read story
February 12, 2025, 7:46am Latest News
The Washington State Legislature took a step last week toward making senior housing costs more stable. Read story
February 12, 2025, 6:05am Courts & Crime Free
Police in Washington would be barred from stopping drivers solely for nonmoving violations, like expired tabs or a broken headlight, under a Democratic-backed bill in the state Legislature. Read story
February 12, 2025, 6:00am Latest News Free
The latest beef in Olympia? Cow burps, farts, and poops. Washington lawmakers are considering a bill that seeks to gather better data on the scale and scope of methane emissions released by dairies and feedlots in the state. Read story
February 11, 2025, 9:10am Latest News Free
State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen didn’t foresee the furor that would erupt over his description of a four-decade-old Washington law limiting parental power. Read story