Democratic state senators in Washington pushed a state income tax across the legislative finish line Wednesday after Republicans’ last-ditch attempt to derail it failed. On a 27-21 vote, Democrats ...

With a looming $12 billion to $16 billion budget shortfall hanging over the Washington state Legislature, House and Senate leaders and Gov. Bob Ferguson presented differing proposals to address the ...

(CN) — A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by a trio of conservative journalists to force the Washington lawmakers to provide them with press passes after they had unsuccessfully applied for ...

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 ...

OLYMPIA — The curtain fell Thursday night on the Washington Legislature’s 60-day session. A lot happened before it did. Passage of Democrats’ income tax on millionaire earners was the big storyline.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – As the Washington state legislative session approaches, two significant initiatives are set to be reviewed by lawmakers. The political group 'Let's Go Washington' submitted petitions ...

A 60-day legislative session can be a cruel thing if you’re hoping to see a bill passed. Many policy ideas in the Washington Legislature met their end less than a month in, as they failed to pass the ...

On a rainy April morning, Ed Orcutt was tramping through the woods, looking for trees to measure. Orcutt is a Republican state representative, serving Centralia and Chehalis. But when the Legislature ...