The first week of the 2025 legislative session brought a new governor and a renewed effort to pass bills that have previously failed. Here's what you should know.

A former governor of Washington has ripped into the GOP for suggesting there should be strings attached to aid in the wake of ...

There is growing unease among other blue-state Democrats that threats to condition disaster assistance will not be unique to ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson suggested cutting 6% of the state’s budget to offset shortfalls, but lawmakers on both sides said fire suppression funds should not be touched ...

Joe Biden's climate change agenda was a surprising success — and a cautionary tale for future Democratic leaders.

Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee cautioned lawmakers one last time as the state's top chief on the dangers of Washington backsliding ...

Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, took the oath of office for governor on Wednesday in front of family, friends and lawmakers.

Here are seven takeaways from Ferguson’s inaugural speech. The 30-minute address contained no mentions of climate, early ...

The Washington Legislature went to work this week in a biennial full-length (105 day) session, which means its major task will be to adopt a state budget. History suggests that will be a tortuous, ...

Gov. Jay Inslee used his final address to a joint session of the Legislature on Tuesday to frame a 12-year legacy that ...

In his official portrait, Gov. Jay Inslee stands tall in front of a vast blue sky. In his hand is an official “State of Washington” folder, and on his lapel ...

“There’s part of me that wants to be a cynic and wants to be skeptical,” House Republican Leader Rep. Drew Stokesbary, ...