The former principal of Oregon’s Rainier Junior/High School was sentenced Monday morning to over five years in prison for ...

The Oregon Senate voted 26-1 Friday to pass a bill aiming to close a loophole allowing Oregon youth to purchase nicotine pouch products. Senate Bill 1571 , sponsored by Sen. Lisa Reynolds, … ...

Senate Democrats advanced a bill Friday that would create a trigger allowing the state to step in on private-sector labor disputes if the federal agency responsible loses jurisdiction, or if the … ...

The Washington state House has passed a bill that terminates the Law Enforcement Officers’ and Firefighters’ Retirement System Plan 1, creates a new plan, and transfers $4.5 billion out of that ...

Washington state Senate lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday afternoon that would increase tuition scholarships for students attending private colleges. Senate Bill 5828, sponsored by Sen. T’wina Nobles ...

A bill that would have made it easier for Washington’s farmworkers to form a union will not become law this year. Tuesday, Feb. 17, was the cutoff for bills to be voted out of the chamber — … ...

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, last week shared a video from the Vista Del Rio Mobile Home Community in Vancouver that outlines her legislation to help bring down energy costs for ...

Protesters hold signs across the street from Mark Morris High School Tuesday, Feb. 10. They criticized what they described as a lack of response from the school after several students were accused of ...

House Democrats passed a bill on Thursday that would expand the Washington Voting Rights Act to require the attorney general’s approval before adjusting local election boundaries. The 57-39 … ...

Legislation to eliminate a Washington state tax break for large mortgage lenders and use the revenue to partially backfill wildfire prevention programs is making progress in Olympia. House … ...

It didn’t take long for majority Democrats in our state Legislature to jump off the affordability bandwagon. Just five days before this year’s session convened, my counterpart on the … ...

Let’s Go Washington leader Brian Heywood, far end of table, testifies before the state Senate’s State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections Committee on Jan. 20, 2026. Center is Secretary of State ...