OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Senate voted on Saturday to pass a bill that would increase taxes on gas by six cents.

Lawmakers in Olympia are mulling over a proposal that would increase Washington’s gas tax by six to nine cents per gallon by ...

Each year, March 31 is marked as International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), a day to recognize and celebrate ...

During this week’s Democratic leadership media availability, Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, D-Seattle, was asked about the proposal to ...

The Washington state Nursing Assistant program has issued a statement of charges against a nursing assistant working in Olympia who was convicted of third-degree assault of a child in Lewis County ...

He served 20 years as secretary of state, ushering in seismic changes to Washington elections. But he is defined as much by ...

In Bob Ferguson’s start as Washington's governor, his centrist streak on tax and budget issues has thrilled independents, writes columnist Danny Westneat. But his Democratic base is slipping a bit, a ...

The move would affect the 460 employees at the school and the 81 residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live there.

Mar. 28—"This legislation is a crucial step toward ensuring the safety of students, educators, and staff. SB 5004 proposes the integration of advanced security measures that will help to save lives ...

With a billion-dollar gap in transportation funding, proposals to increase the state’s gas tax have some bipartisan support.

The grandson of a Scottish stonemason who helped to shape the sandstone blocks that built the Capitol in Olympia ... and all five of Washington’s other living governors were there to celebrate ...

The four awardees from the Washington State Department of Ecology pulled a woman from her burning car near Cle Ellum.