A state panel would have the authority to remove sheriffs from office under the proposal, which has elicited opposition from ...

The Washington state Senate approved legislation Thursday to set stricter eligibility standards for sheriffs and other police leadership, weeks after a sheriff’s comments on the bill left some lawmake ...

UW students from the Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses met at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia on Feb. 10 for the ...

Washington lawmakers are drawing attention to a stark reality: 1 in 8 adults in the state report being injured by an intimate partner.

Senate Bill 6346 passed out of committee Monday and will be debated on the upper chamber floor in the coming days.

Washington State Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced a pair of bills to tax the state's highest earners.

Bills focused on psilocybin, medication abortion and taxing short-term rentals are among those that didn’t survive the latest ...

WASHINGTON STATE — The state Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that could bring legal betting on college sports to Washington. Senate Bill 6137, which allows betting on games featuring local colleges ...

A proposed WA state income tax cleared a Senate panel, with changes to boost tax breaks for small businesses and an increased ...

The Washington state Senate on Wednesday approved a bill allowing sports wagering on in-state college teams at tribal casinos ...

A Democratic-backed bill would require judicial warrants or court orders for agents to get into certain areas at places like schools, day cares and emergency rooms.

Senate Bill 5928 passed the state Senate by a 48–1 vote, moving forward the potential bill requiring insurance companies’ discloser of wildfire risk assessment ...