News Analysis
What we do know is that he’s off to Iowa in June to deliver the keynote address at a party fundraiser.
News Analysis
The conservative activist’s self-financing claim points to a lack of deep-pocketed donors.
Olympia
Kim Wyman is asking Gov. Jay Inslee for the authority to reimburse counties for postal costs.
Analysis
It was not always a civil process, but two diametrically opposed groups managed to find common ground.
It will be illegal in Washington to sell or own devices that make semiautomatic guns fire more rapidly.
The Senate and House disagree over whether lost revenue from a lower fee should be offset right away.
It should result in reduction of the cost of vehicle licenses. The bill now goes to the state House.
Meantime, news organizations, including this one, have agreed to pause a lawsuit over access.
Analysis
What did they do, and what matters to you?
Q&A
Democrat Frank Chopp has had the speaker title since 1999, and he says he’s not retiring this year.
Analysis
If legislators don’t act on the governor’s legislation, a plan could land on the November ballot.
Analysis
In his State-of-the-State address, the governor made the case for an ambitious carbon tax.
In his State-of-the-State address, the governor made the case for an ambitious carbon tax.
Democrats went to bed Tuesday night confidently declaring their party will control the levers of legislating in state government by the end of the month.… Continue reading
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee unveiled a $46.7 billion budget proposal Wednesday that fully funds public schools, provides state employees a raise, freezes college tuition… Continue reading
A coalition led by statewide labor groups recently filed an initiative to push the minimum wage to $13.50 an hour and allow workers to earn paid sick leave.
State lawmakers began the 2016 legislative session on Monday with a bit of ceremony featuring comments by Republican and Democratic leaders.