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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Friday marked the deadline for candidates seeking nine seats in Washington's Legislature to file to run in elections this year.

Former Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire attacked her own party's high tax rates, warning wealthy residents and businesses ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Legislature’s website has received a refresh ahead of the 2025 session. The Legislative Service Center (LEG-TECH) built the new website to make the interface more ...

A late-breaking bill to create a new tax that would impact Tesla is speeding its way through the Washington state Legislature. Supporters say the measure would help close the state’s revenue shortfall ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — As the new year approaches, a range of Washington state laws will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, bringing changes to workers, employers, families, and consumers across the state. These ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — In a race against the clock, both chambers of the Washington state legislature approved a $77 billion budget just hours before the legislative session ended. The budget, which aims to ...

The Washington State Legislature hit its first “do-or-die” deadline for policy bills on Friday. That means bills that don’t significantly impact the budget — those focused more on setting public ...

Depending on who you ask, this year’s short 60-day session of the Washington state Legislature was either history-making, troubling, or both. Lawmakers passed a bill to tax incomes over a million ...

Orcutt is a Republican state representative, serving Centralia and Chehalis. But when the Legislature adjourns, you can find him surveying trees for his day job as a forester. In his bright yellow ...