WA Government

OLYMPIA – Washington and at least 23 other states are challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.

OLYMPIA – In a call for nonviolence and a more just country, Rep. Natasha Hill told her colleagues in the Washington House of Representatives that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. warned increased political violence on American streets could lead to a “rightist takeover” of the government and “a fascist state in America.”

WASHINGTON – Capitol Hill regulars like to compare Congress to a high school – with its cliques, class clowns and that guy who won’t stop boasting about his athletic exploits. One similarity is certain: It’s not easy being a freshman.

WASHINGTON – When the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish meet in Atlanta on Monday, the college football championship won’t be the only thing on the line.Since a 2021 Supreme Court decision allowed student-athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness, a star turn for a college player on the national stage could mean life-changing sums of money in endorsement deals before officially turning pro.Ohio State’s star-studded roster has earned about $20 million in NIL deals, and the “collective” that manages Notre Dame’s NIL money raked in roughly that same amount in 2023.

Jamie Sullivan became the first person to receive a Hope Card from Washington state on Thursday.

American flags at state buildings across Washington will be raised to full staff on Monday in recognition of the presidential inauguration, with flags to return to half-staff by sunrise Tuesday in continued remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter.

Washington lawmakers are again considering whether to cap the amount landlords can increase rents each year.

Four searchlights shined glowing beams into the foggy sky, luring thousands of eventgoers dressed to the nines for the Governor’s Inaugural Ball at the Capitol building Wednesday night.

If freshly inaugurated Gov. Bob Ferguson’s first address to the Legislature extended an olive branch to Republicans, GOP leadership accepted it with vigor and surprise.

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed his first three executive orders Wednesday afternoon, his first official acts after being sworn in as Washington’s 24th governor.

Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson will be working with a Legislature dominated by his own party, but as he was sworn in Wednesday as Washington’s governor, Ferguson promised to work with Republicans in a bipartisan fashion.

Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his final State of the State address to both chambers of the Washington Legislature on Tuesday.

OLYMPIA – Standing in the State Reception room at the Capitol Tuesday, outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee smiled as he gazed upon his official portrait for the first time.

OLYMPIA – Monday’s start of Washington’s 105-day legislative session also marked a new beginning for several Spokane-area lawmakers.

WASHINGTON – Immigration policy will take center stage when Congress returns to the Capitol this week after most Senate Democrats voted Thursday to begin debate on a bill that would require the deportation of immigrants who are charged with minor crimes while in the country illegally.

There is little doubt what the top concern is of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle as they prepare to start Washington’s 2025 legislative session this week: solving the budget deficit.

Residents and irrigators in Newman Lake will pay a $309 assessment fee on top of their regular water rates this year in lieu of a 45% rate increase.