Come Monday, Washington is expected to have a state income tax on the books for the first time in nearly a century. Then what? A legal challenge certainly, maybe two. A ballot battle as well, its ...
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has rejected every inmate that the state clemency and pardons board recommended for commutation.
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A proposed Canadian oil pipeline to a supertanker terminal in British Columbia is raising hackles among Washington state's ...
Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday asked President Donald Trump for federal aid to help recover from wildfires this summer.
Washington’s largest utility is asking regulators to approve a nearly 30% increase in electricity rates over the next three ...
A judge on Friday threw out tough new job standards for county sheriffs approved by Washington lawmakers this year that critics argued would force some out of office. The decision from Thurston County ...
The two candidates vying to represent Washington’s 3rd Congressional District are in a dead heat with less than five weeks ...
Washington state Rep. Skyler Rude said Tuesday that he will resign from office days before the election to start a new job.
Staff of Democratic state senators in Washington have rejected a new contract because it lacked protections for workers ...