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The vehicle Clark County sheriff's deputies say sped away from a traffic stop Tuesday morning at more than 130 mph in the Orchards area. Deputies say an 18-year-old Vancouver man ran from them twice after abandoning the vehicle in a neighborhood.

Washington Senate passes bill to require speed limiting devices for habitual speeders

The vehicle Clark County sheriff's deputies say sped away from a traffic stop Tuesday morning at more than 130 mph in the Orchards area. Deputies say an 18-year-old Vancouver man ran from them twice after abandoning the vehicle in a neighborhood.

April 17, 2025, 7:45am Courts & Crime Free

The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday attempting to stop habitual speeders in their tracks. Read story

The Washington State Capitol building is seen through morning fog, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.

Long to-do list confronts Washington lawmakers, as session nears its end

The Washington State Capitol building is seen through morning fog, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.

April 17, 2025, 7:42am Latest News Free

When Washington’s 147 legislators kicked off the 2025 session three months ago, solving the problem of an ever-growing shortfall in the state’s next operating budget topped their to-do list. Read story

Anne Wiley, left, a multilingual specialist at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School in Vancouver, greets teachers and school employees as they walk into the school after a rally outside Wednesday morning. The event was held to bring attention to the recent changes at the U.S. Department of Education, which are putting a number of funding sources and programs at risk.

Washington takes ‘historic’ step toward full funding for special education

Anne Wiley, left, a multilingual specialist at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School in Vancouver, greets teachers and school employees as they walk into the school after a rally outside Wednesday morning. The event was held to bring attention to the recent changes at the U.S. Department of Education, which are putting a number of funding sources and programs at risk.

April 17, 2025, 7:40am Latest News Free

Washington lawmakers are on the cusp of eliminating a special education funding cap, which critics said was straining school finances, hurting students, and putting the state at risk of a major lawsuit. Read story

A few hundred people showed up on the Capitol steps on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 to voice their opposition against tax increases proposed by Democrats in the Washington state Legislature.

Democrats in Washington Legislature reveal sweeping new tax plan

A few hundred people showed up on the Capitol steps on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 to voice their opposition against tax increases proposed by Democrats in the Washington state Legislature.

April 16, 2025, 7:37am Editor's Choice Free

Democratic lawmakers in Washington are beginning to lay out the buffet of tax increases they want to use to fill most of a $16 billion state budget shortfall. Read story

A handgun is displayed for sale in 2022.

Permit requirement for gun purchases clears Washington Senate

A handgun is displayed for sale in 2022.

April 16, 2025, 7:35am Latest News Free

The Washington state Senate on Monday approved legislation to require a new state permit to buy guns. Read story

State Rep. Jim Walsh has been re-elected chair of Washington’s Republican Party. He’s shown here speaking to reporters when he won his first term in August 2023.

GOP lawmaker files bill that would create WA Department of Government Efficiency

State Rep. Jim Walsh has been re-elected chair of Washington’s Republican Party. He’s shown here speaking to reporters when he won his first term in August 2023.

April 15, 2025, 2:03pm Latest News

Washington would get its own Department of Government Efficiency if state Rep. Jim Walsh had his way. Read story

Tense floor debate in the House on Monday, April 14, 2025 about Senate Bill 5181, the bill regarding parental rights.

Rewrite of parental rights law passes Washington House

Tense floor debate in the House on Monday, April 14, 2025 about Senate Bill 5181, the bill regarding parental rights.

April 15, 2025, 7:45am Latest News Free

Washington House lawmakers, for nearly five hours on Monday, battled through the latest round of debate in the state Legislature over parental rights. Read story

Incumbent Washington House Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier, D-Vancouver, answers a question Tuesday during a Clark County League of Women Voters forum at the Vancouver Community Library.

Students’ rights bill clears Washington Senate

Incumbent Washington House Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier, D-Vancouver, answers a question Tuesday during a Clark County League of Women Voters forum at the Vancouver Community Library.

April 14, 2025, 11:09am Latest News Free

Following a contentious floor debate, the state Senate approved a bill Friday that would guarantee public school students in Washington certain rights. Read story

FILE - Boeing workers wave picket signs as they strike after union members voted to reject a contract offer near the company's factory in Everett, Washington, Sept. 15, 2024.

WA House OKs unemployment benefits for striking workers, but adds four-week limit

FILE - Boeing workers wave picket signs as they strike after union members voted to reject a contract offer near the company's factory in Everett, Washington, Sept. 15, 2024.

April 14, 2025, 11:07am Business Free

Organized labor secured a major win Saturday as Democrats in the state House pushed through legislation to provide striking workers in Washington with unemployment benefits. Read story

State Rep. Travis Couture, an Allyn Republican, delivered an impassioned speech ahead of the April 8 committee vote on HB 1472.

Bill closing Yakima Valley, Rainier schools moves ahead. ‘People will die,’ lawmaker says

State Rep. Travis Couture, an Allyn Republican, delivered an impassioned speech ahead of the April 8 committee vote on HB 1472.

April 14, 2025, 7:45am Northwest

Washington state House lawmakers this week advanced a bill that would close Rainier School and Yakima Valley School, two state-run residential habilitation centers (RHCs) for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Read story