OLYMPIA Wash. (KPTV) - On Monday, Washington Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen and Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins issued a joint statement vowing to fight back against federal executive ...

Washington state Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, speaks on the Senate floor in an undated photo. (Legislative Support Services) State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen didn’t ...

Sen. Bill Ramos, D-Issaquah, speaking on the floor on April 16, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard) Washington state Sen. Bill Ramos died suddenly Saturday while on a ...

The last time the Washington lawmakers tried to rework the public records rules, attempting to codify special exemptions for the Legislature, their bill ended up sparking numerous newspapers to take ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The murder of former Minnesota Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman is impacting Washington state legislators. ”It was devastating information to get," said Laurie Jinkins, Washington ...

Democratic lawmakers, including Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, (pictured center) downplayed tension between the governor and party leaders during a press conference on Sunday. Washington state ...

Democratic state senators are eyeing an income tax on millionaires as they seek to overcome Washington’s persisting budget shortfall. Individuals and households would pay a 9.9% tax on adjusted gross ...

A bill to cap residential rent increases across Washington will need revisions to pass in the state Senate, according to the chamber’s top Democrat. “There’s still going to be more work to do to get ...

State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen didn’t foresee the furor that would erupt over his description of a four-decade-old Washington law limiting parental power. “Kids over 13 have the complete ...