One proposal, sponsored by Sen. Claire Wilson, D-Auburn, would eliminate fees for people who want to obtain a child care license. Currently, the annual fee for home providers is $30, and the annual ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson on Wednesday named former Microsoft executive Brian Rybarik as the new chair of the Washington Utilities ...

Washington Democrats are trying again to give the state additional power to prosecute cases when police use deadly force. But ...

Cutting services or raising taxes: State lawmakers weigh how to fill big budget gaps ...

Here is a look at the life of Jay Inslee, former governor of Washington and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: February 9, 1951 Birth place: Seattle, Washington Birth ...

Angela Wilhelms, the CEO of Oregon Business & Industry, the state’s largest business group, promptly wrote to Oregon Gov.

Bob Ferguson was sworn into office Jan. 15 in Olympia surrounded by family, friends, and 20 new legislative members. As a Washingtonian born and raised, the Democratic nominee comes to ...

The Washington Policy Center claims staff at the Department of Ecology released data only through 2021 and not through 2023, ...

Jay Inslee’s decision to press ahead with the massive Horse Heavens ... HB 1188 contains an emergency clause, which means ...

The Washington Policy Center said Wednesday that it is suing the state Departments of Ecology and Commerce over the agencies’ ...

Jay Inslee (Democratic Party) was the Governor of Washington. He assumed office on January 16, 2013. He left office on January 13, 2025. Inslee (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Governor of ...