On the first day of a special legislative session called specifically to address the issue, lawmakers passed a new, compromise version of Senate Bill 5536. By Tuesday evening, Gov. Jay Inslee had...

As the regularly scheduled legislative session wrapped up last month, elected officials turned their – surprise – bipartisan success on housing proposals into a mantra. It was, they said, the “year of...

The decision ends a directive originally put in place in August 2021, as the Delta wave of the virus began to build.Polarization over vaccines at that point drew thousands of protesters to...

Contrast these events with Tuesday’s bill-signing ceremony in the state reception room at the Capitol building and you’ll see just how much the conversation around guns has changed in Washington.Flanked by dozens...

That’s the threshold under current law, which is set to expire at the end of this legislative session. The current penalty was set as a stopgap measure after the Washington Supreme Court...

Lawmakers approved House Bill 1110 on a vote of 35-14, with seven Republicans joining most Democrats to approve the measure. The version that passed is less ambitious than earlier iterations, but broadly...

Other dollars could be put toward restoring salmon habitat, accelerating clean-energy projects and helping ease the burdens of pollution on vulnerable communities that are disproportionately affected by carbon emissions.This year’s deal-making comes...

The rifle ban is one of several proposed firearms restrictions at this year’s legislative session, which is scheduled to end April 23. Saturday’s debate played out as Democrats push for tighter firearms...