Republicans in the Senate gave speeches encouraging votes against the budget proposal, citing concerns over tax increases.

Washington state lawmakers on Sunday passed a measure to cap annual rent increases, bringing a controversial legislative ...

Washington State lawmakers concluded the 2025 legislative session with a focus on addressing a $16 billion budget shortfall.

In a race against the clock, both chambers of the Washington state legislature approved a $77 billion budget just hours ...

The bill caps rent increases at 7% plus inflation, or 10%, whichever is less. And it prohibits rent increases during the ...

With the 2025 legislative session slated to adjourn Sunday, April 27, lawmakers in Olympia have unveiled their final budget ...

Lawmakers have released their final budget proposal for the next two years on the day before the 2025 legislative session has ...

Late Friday, the Senate passed Senate Bill 5801, a sweeping transportation revenue package anchored by a 6-cent gas tax hike, ...

In the last decade, money spent lobbying in Washington rose more steadily and dramatically than other U.S. state that tracks ...

The second-largest farmers market in Washington state is in downtown Olympia. Here’s how to enjoy it without breaking the ...

Doug and Nancy Reuter, the parents who led Washington's passage of Joel's Law, say authority should go beyond just immediate ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed more than 100 bills this week as the legislative session draws to a close, ...