WA Government

Gov. Bob Ferguson and other Washington political leaders denounced a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the latest security scare following other assassination attempts on President Donald Trump.

Coeur d’Alene real estate agent Michael Wendland in recent weeks has seen a “major influx” of wealthy Washington residents considering a move to Idaho.

Lt. Paramedic Cody Scott Traber went above and beyond to help his fellow first responders during his 18 years of service in Spokane County Fire District 9.

OLYMPIA – Although candidates cannot formally file with the secretary of state’s office until the first week of May, the race to represent Spokane in the state Capitol already is underway.

OLYMPIA – The state of Washington has awarded more than $5.4 million in grant funding to seven Spokane County-based organizations to increase the number of available child care spaces.

OLYMPIA – Fewer than half of Washington drivers ordered to put a breathalyzer in their cars following a drunk driving arrest or conviction are following through with installing the expensive technology, according to a state report published last week.

A lawsuit filed by four Washington sheriffs over a new state law that gives an oversight board the authority to remove elected sheriffs from office was transferred to Thurston County Superior Court during a hearing Thursday afternoon.

OLYMPIA – Four Washington sheriffs are suing Gov. Bob Ferguson over a new law that gives an oversight board the authority to remove elected sheriffs from office.

OLYMPIA – A statewide audit examining how nearly $24 billion in federal funding was spent in fiscal year 2025 estimated that Washington made $37 million in “questionable payments” for child care subsidies.

OLYMPIA – The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office has temporarily disabled its automated license plate readers following the recent passage of new state guidelines on how the technology can be used.

OLYMPIA – Gov. Bob Ferguson said Wednesday he has “some reservations” about legislation that establishes new standards for elected county sheriffs and gives an oversight board authority to remove them from office.

About 5,000 more seniors in Spokane will qualify for property tax breaks thanks to a state law signed this week. The county, however, won’t collect fewer taxes, so most taxpayers will pay slightly more in a tax shift.

OLYMPIA – Spokane’s longest-serving legislator, Timm Ormsby, told reporters Wednesday he will not seek re-election this fall.

OLYMPIA – Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a trio of bills to provide additional protections when using artificial intelligence amid increased use of the technology.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision that Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth is unconstitutional and violates the rights of a Christian conservative therapist likely will invalidate similar laws in nearly two dozen states, including Washington.

As a sea of supporters celebrated inside the State Reception Room on Monday morning, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a personal income tax on millionaires to end the most closely watched legislative discussions in state politics in recent history.

Tired of seeing your neighborhood’s ghost town of a strip mall? A new Washington law could open it up for housing.

Confidence in elections used to be a bipartisan thing. Not any more.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced Friday that his office has filed a lawsuit against online prediction market Kalshi, alleging the company has illegally skirted “some of the most restrictive gambling laws in the United States” while operating in the state.