Now that lawmakers have ended their yearly session in Olympia, some unusually big questions remain over the state Capitol.

Bob Ferguson could sign the Democrats’ new nearly $78 billion, two-year budget this week. Ferguson promised to go through the ...

Legislation that would require clergy to report child abuse or neglect in Washington state was signed into law by Democratic ...

Religious leaders in Washington will be required to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession, ...

Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on roll calls from the week of April 28-May 2. There were no roll ...

Warm feelings about nice-sounding programs aren’t enough. Genuinely transformative efforts are long, slow, and local.

As more youth enter the workforce, HB 1644, sponsored by Rep. Mary Fosse, increases penalties for companies that violate ...