High-capacity magazine sales will remain illegal in Washington, a state Supreme Court Commissioner ruled Thursday after the law was initially deemed unconstitutional earlier this month.
Gov. Jay Inslee and state officials unveiled a $45 million rebate program on Tuesday to help low-income Washingtonians purchase or lease electric vehicles.
Are you an apple lover or someone who's good at coming up with creative names? Then enter WSU's contest to name their newest apple variety bred right here in Washington state.
A pair of colleges in the Inland Northwest whose sports teams are overseen by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics face a new reality: transgender athletes will soon be banned from competing on women’s teams.
The money is part of a $20.5 billion investment announced this month by the Federal Transit Administration to bolster public transport across the country under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. $388 million of that funding will go to Washington state in the form of grants.
Bid farewell to the familiar rumble of a school bus engine and the subtle aroma of diesel in the air and say hello to a fleet of clean and quiet zero-emission buses.
State Rep. Leonard Christian announced his candidacy Thursday for a state Senate seat being vacated by veteran lawmaker and fellow Republican Sen. Mike Padden.
The Republican leader on the Senate Law and Justice Committee is leaving the Legislature behind after serving for nearly 3 decades. He was first elected in 1980 to represent Eastern Washington's 4th legislative district in the House. He went on to hold his seat there for 15 years. In 1995, he served as the House majority floor leader.
New data finds that Washington state lawmakers prioritize working together rather than passing bills along party lines, as the majority of bills passed during this year's session received bipartisan support.
Surrounded by lawmakers and many Washingtonians, Gov. Jay Inslee signed the state's supplemental operating and capital budgets on Friday. 2024 marks his final year as governor.
In a push to combat gun violence across the state, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bundle of gun-related bills on Tuesday, including that requires gun owners to report a missing or stolen firearm to police within 24 hours.
A new law allows co-living residential units to be built in cities and counties across Washington, where tenants would share a kitchen and communal space while renting out individual rooms.
Thrive International is in the process of purchasing a piece of vacant land in northeast Spokane from the Spokane Public Library with plans to develop at least 45 units of affordable housing by 2025.
As tribal communities are among the hardest hit by Washington's opioid epidemic, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a suite of bills fighting the crisis and advocating for tribes on Tuesday.
Those who knowingly share digitally altered sexually explicit photos can now face criminal charges under a bill Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law. That law will also allow victims to sue people who share fabricated intimate images.
Washington became the first state to commit to a Sister State Agreement with a region in Ukraine on Friday, continuing its public support for Ukraine during the Russian invasion.
The legislature passed some 350 bills during the 2024 session but let five bills mandating school curriculum in different subject areas lapse. Here's a look at the proposed curriculum requirements that didn't become state law.
OLYMPIA – During the past two months, state legislators in Olympia passed a stack of 359 bills that Gov. Jay Inslee has been working through signing into law this week.
Most people want to end the twice-yearly switch, but recent legislation to permanently stay on either standard or daylight saving time hasn't been able to become federal or state law.
Thursday marked the final day of the state’s 68th annual legislative session, commonly called ‘sine die,’ the Latin term for ‘without a day.’ Legislators in Olympia had to finish up all lawmaking business for the year before returning to their respective districts across the state until they convene again in 2025.
Hog-tying could soon be banned by law with a bill headed for the governor’s desk that would prohibit law enforcement from using it as a restraint method, though Spokane police have already moved away from the practice.
A bill headed for the Govenor's desk would allow schools to keep stock of epinephrine autoinjectors and vials, although Spokane County schools are already allowed to house additional autoinjectors under a standing order from the county's health officer.
An initiative prohibiting the state or any local governments to impose personal income tax has passed through the legislature and will soon become law, even though Washingtonians haven't paid personal income tax in years.