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 California.

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 agenda, broader and more ambitious than that of any U.S. president before him, is poised to stand as the ...

Wild Fish Conservancy. We are celebrating a monumental environmental victory for Puget Sound’s ecosystems, Washington Tribal ...

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 ...