The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took action that could set the stage for another redrawing of Washington’s political maps.
Come Monday, Washington is expected to have a state income tax on the books for the first time in nearly a century. Then what? A legal challenge certainly, maybe two. A ballot battle as well, its ...
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WA has few paths to early prison release. Advocates fear Gov. Ferguson has closed off a critical one
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has rejected every inmate that the state clemency and pardons board recommended for commutation.
Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday asked President Donald Trump for federal aid to help recover from wildfires this summer.
A judge on Friday threw out tough new job standards for county sheriffs approved by Washington lawmakers this year that critics argued would force some out of office. The decision from Thurston County ...
Washington state Rep. Skyler Rude said Tuesday that he will resign from office days before the election to start a new job.
A proposed Canadian oil pipeline to a supertanker terminal at the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia is raising hackles among Washington state’s political leaders. Canadian Prime Minister Mark ...
A new forecast of state tax collections came out Friday. It did nothing to brighten Washington’s budget outlook.
Washington’s largest utility is asking regulators to approve a nearly 30% increase in electricity rates over the next three ...
Staff of Democratic state senators in Washington have rejected a new contract because it lacked protections for workers ...
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