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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Two bills focusing on law enforcement transparency and due process have been introduced by the Washington State Legislature. House Bill 2644, known as The Law Enforcement Body Worn ...

Washington state lawmakers have ended their legislative session by sending a $78 billion dollar budget to Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk. It includes nearly $6 billion in cuts and over $9 billion in taxes.

Washington state moved one step closer Monday to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it ...

During the 2025 legislative session, which wraps up Sunday, lobbyists crowded outside the wings of the state House and Senate in Olympia. They chilled under blossoming cherry trees by the Territorial ...

UW students from the Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses met at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia on Feb. 10 for the annual “Huskies on the Hill” lobby day.

Senate Bill 6346 would make Washington’s tax system more progressive while generating an estimated $3.7 billion annually in revenue, according to supporters.

Washington state lawmakers long resisted routinely taking testimony from those not seated in a committee hearing room. But when forced by the pandemic to operate remotely for two sessions, their minds ...

(The Center Square) – A new year is just around the corner, meaning new laws will take effect in Washington state on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, including several that involve worker and family ...