During this year’s legislative session, our lawmakers face a difficult choice: Should Washington state cover the devastating ...

Feb. 4 marked the deadline for non-fiscal bills to pass out of their policy committees in the Washington state Legislature.

Washington state lawmakers begin a 60-day session today, in which a fiscal reckoning, flood recovery, and their own reelections loom large. They departed Olympia last spring, fingers crossed that a ...

OLYMPIA — Affordability, taxes and the environment dominated the opening weeks of Washington’s short 60-day legislative session. But lawmakers were reminded this week that enthusiasm alone doesn’t ...

Washington lawmakers began the 2026 legislative session facing a $2.3 billion budget shortfall in a proposed $79 billion two-year plan. Gov. Bob Ferguson’s budget includes spending cuts, use of the ...

With a looming $1.6 billion to $2.3 billion budget shortfall hanging over the Washington state legislature, House and Senate leaders and Gov. Bob Ferguson presented differing proposals to address the ...

The Washington State Legislature started the session with a prickly subject. “Sometimes folks think Olympia is all about the ...

Legislative Republican leaders hold a media availability at the state Capitol to discuss the 2026 legislative session.

WASHINGTON — The 60-day legislative session kicked off with Governor Bob Ferguson addressing an evolving budget shortfall. Ferguson explained the difficulty of making additional cuts after last year's ...

Lawmakers will file back into the Washington state Capitol building in Olympia in less than a month for the start of the 60-day legislative session. The previous session was defined by a severe budget ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Immigration enforcement and how Washington should respond to federal actions are emerging as top priorities for lawmakers at the state Capitol as the legislative session gets underway ...

Washington state lawmakers begin a 60-day session today, in which a fiscal reckoning, flood recovery, and their own reelections loom large. They departed Olympia last spring, fingers crossed that a ...