During his mid-January inaugural address, Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson gave shout-outs to multiple bills, including some by ...

The measure adds clergy to the list of mandatory abuse reporters in the state but doesn’t include an exemption for ...

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

In assessing the work of the 2025 Legislature in Washington, the bottom line is the bottom line. And with the state facing an ...

After months of late-night debates and political tug-of-war, Washington lawmakers have agreed on a $77.9 billion budget for ...

The new governor put some clear guardrails around the Legislature's budget debate. But his close-to-the-vest style has left ...

The new governor should take his time in reviewing a budget that includes tax increases that will raise the cost of living in ...

With Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson signing bills into law, critics of the overuse of emergency clauses in bills are ...

State Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, one of the chief architects of legislation to cap rent hikes across Washington, says Gov. Bob Ferguson’s team has made clear to lawmakers since the second week of the legisl ...

Will he sign it into law? That’s the question for Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson now that lawmakers have sent him a ...

Washingtonians show stagnant views on the future as economic fears grow, revealing shifting sentiments toward Bob Ferguson ...

Washington State could soon adopt a spending plan imposing a 10 percent tax on the sale of noncommercial aircraft worth over ...