‘Build in Washington’ can be scrapped as a mandate, while still counting benefits of in-state shipyards.
Sound Transit needs to streamline its process, while local governments ready for rail and stations.
Legislation would allow the DNR to sell carbon offsets to fund reforestation and other climate work.
Members of the state’s Sunshine Committee are questioning how much others value its work.
Legislation to remove their ‘paraphernalia’ label is likely to pass, but that’s just the first step.
Franklin’s state of the city address points to tough challenges and ambitious plans to meet them.
The legislation allows police to use reasonable suspicion but places clearer guidelines for pursuits.
A Senate bill now in the House would use threat of jail as leverage while increasing access to treatment.
Two bills propose expansion of a family home aide program and increased reimbursement for care.
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency sets new pollution-reduction goals for health, climate and justice.
Used in 60 percent of abortions here, mifepristone’s use is threatened in a Texas lawsuit.
The Herald, like other papers, is pulling Scott Adams’ strip from its weekend comics section.
The voluntary program would begin work to eventually replace the gas tax and its declining revenues.
A House bill would lift the cap up to 3 percent, helping stave off the structural deficits they face.
Bills in the state House would limit exorbitant rent hikes but provide landlords some exceptions.
Countywide forums will seek to use civil discourse to mend political divisions in our communities.
A record 745 traffic deaths in the state in 2022 calls for tightening of laws and drivers’ attention.