A bill that would have saved local newsroom jobs in Washington was killed by legislators, who prioritized spending billions more to keep growing state government.

A 6-cent increase in the gas tax grabbed the transportation headlines out of Olympia. But here's what else you should know.

Gov. Bob Ferguson is set to review funding approved for replacing culverts under a tribal lawsuit. Lawmakers backed off an ...

Opponents say a bill to end “ideological bias” in higher education would amount to a damaging takeover of public institutions ...

In today’s edition … an update on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” ... the president doubles (probably more) ...

While Washington state lawmakers’ budget more than doubles funding for public defenders, those attorneys say the sum is still woefully inadequate to meet the needs of local courts. Unlike ...