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

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 ...

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 ...

Washington state lawmakers passed a $77.1 billion operating budget Sunday, wrapping up the 2025 legislative session.

Under state law, Washington’s governor has 20 days, not counting Sundays, to sign legislation passed in the final days of a ...

Amid Trump’s anti-DEI crusade, the city has removed giant yellow letters spelling out “Black lives matter” on the street ...