Before reflexively rejecting Gov. Bob Ferguson’s proposals for a supplemental state budget, Democrats in Olympia should pull out their calculators.

Initiative IL26-638, presented to the legislature by political committee Let’s Go Washington after garnering over 400,000 signatures, seeks to prohibit transgender girls from participating in ...

Washington lawmakers are beginning negotiations on the state’s next budget as colleges and universities warn proposed cuts ...

Three Republicans – Sen. Chris Gildon and representatives Cyndy Jacobsen and Michael Keaton – sent out a mailer to their ...

Here are the basics ahead of the upcoming legislative session Read Story ...

With the banging of gavels, the Washington state Legislature opened its sprint of a 60-day session Monday in Olympia. The ...

Washington's Legislature adjourned last spring after tackling a multibillion-dollar budget deficit and passing what appeared to be a balanced spending plan. Now, nine months later, state lawmakers are ...

Washington state budget writers got a mild dose of good news on Tuesday, but are still looking at a strained balance sheet. Revenue projections show collections up $105 million for the current ...

Washington lawmakers are set to return to the Capitol for the 2026 legislative session on Monday, facing high-stakes decisions on spending cuts, a proposed tax on millionaires, transportation funding, ...

In addition to Washington state's self-inflicted problems, lawmakers are facing a frequently hostile Trump administration and attempts to slash federal funding.

The 2026 legislative session in Washington State is set to begin on January 12, with the state budget and infrastructure taking center stage.

Budget talks dominated the 2025 legislative session. Now, amid another looming shortfall, tax debates and federal funding cuts, the same will likely be the case for the upcoming 60-day session ...