The question is whether this state budget shortfall is the result of insufficient tax revenue, or whether spending reductions ...

A new year is just around the corner, meaning new laws will take effect in Washington state on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, ...

There was plenty of pomp and politics for the opening day of the Washington Legislature’s 2025 session. It began at noon Monday for the state’s 98 representatives and 49 senators. But for many, the ...

As the Washington state legislative session approaches, two significant initiatives are set to be reviewed by lawmakers. The ...

Major pieces of a $12 billion tax package passed the Washington state Senate on Saturday without a clear sign that Gov. Bob Ferguson supports them. Democratic senators used their near supermajority to ...

Democratic budget writers are done hashing out details on a new two-year operating budget for Washington state, key lawmakers said Wednesday. “We have made all the decisions, but there’s still a lot ...

It’s no secret that housing prices are rising in Washington. How to address that – and who should address that – is the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Concerns are rising as the Washington State Legislature decided to cut the wildfire prevention budget in half, a move that has sparked criticism from the Department of Lands. The ...

Friday marked the deadline for candidates seeking nine seats in Washington's Legislature to file to run in elections this year. (Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard) Intriguing match-ups in the ...

State lawmakers will head to Olympia later this month to kick off Washington’s 2025 legislative session. It’ll be 105 days of lawmaking and budget writing. A host of issues will likely come up in the ...

The Washington State Legislature hit its first “do-or-die” deadline for policy bills on Friday. That means bills that don’t significantly impact the budget — those focused more on setting public ...

Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the Washington Department of Revenue confirmed that all nicotine products — including synthetic and ...