At Washington’s Capitol Campus, a post-legislative session calm has settled in.Gone are the State Patrol checkpoints and National Guard troops that were…

It was the Friday before Memorial Day weekend 36 years ago and Washington State Patrol Trooper Glenda Thomas was patrolling I-5 through Seattle.A call…

A second lawsuit has been filed to overturn a newly passed capital gains tax in Washington.The lawsuit by the Opportunity for All Coalition (OFAC), which…

Calling it a "moral mandate,” Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed into law a dozen bills that backers hope will improve policing in Washington, reduce the…

The state of Washington will soon offer an alternative to prison for people with a serious mental illness who commit a crime. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the…

For the second time in less than a year, Washington’s Corrections Ombuds (OCO) is warning that the state’s prison system needs to do more to prevent…

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed into law a new tax on capital gains aimed at the state’s wealthiest residents.But the future of the tax is…

For the first time in its 40-year history, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) will be led by a woman.On Thursday, Gov. Jay Inslee named Cheryl…

Just days after the Washington Legislature gave final approval to a new capital gains tax aimed at the state's wealthiest residents, the conservative…

Fifteen weeks ago, majority Democrats in the Washington Legislature convened a 105-day session vowing to address the fallout from COVID-19, police…