The Democratic governor persuaded lawmakers to lower the standard for involuntary commitment of mentally ill people.

Will he sign it into law? That’s the question for Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson now that lawmakers have sent him a ...

Republicans in the Senate gave speeches encouraging votes against the budget proposal, citing concerns over tax increases.

The new governor should take his time in reviewing a budget that includes tax increases that will raise the cost of living in ...

After months of late-night debates and political tug-of-war, Washington lawmakers have agreed on a $77.9 billion budget for ...

Will he sign it into law? That’s the question for Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson now that lawmakers have sent him a ...

Their plans combine cuts with billions in new taxes to solve a shortfall. It’ll now be up to Gov. Bob Ferguson to decide what ...

After meeting with the president, Johnson returned to the Capitol to meet with top administration officials, including ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats in the state Legislature have reached a weeks-late agreement on New York’s state ...

After 105 days of meeting in Olympia, lawmakers have gone home after passing a $77.9 billion operating budget, caps on rent ...

Washington state lawmakers passed a series of tax increases on businesses as part of an effort to plug a massive budget gap, ...

While arrests of protesters at the Capitol is not unusual, the response to Barber’s prayer was unusually dramatic: After ...