Higher taxes on banks, businesses and high tech giants will help balance the two-year spending plan.
Lawmakers want to target serial offenders with a new penalty and much higher fines for tickets.
Democrats, who control the House and Senate, are set to release spending plans and revenue packages.
A new law advances election to early March. Voters must pick a party to participate.
Eliminating the state parks pass in favor of a vehicle licensing fee is one possibility being studied.
A follow-up survey is open now to see how the public would divvy up dollars for education.
Many think the two-term Democratic governor has his political eye on challenging Trump for president.
Rejection of proposed changes in the law angered and shocked parents who lost adult children.
That’s just one suggestion in a report on how to cover the cost of managing state recreation areas.
A new study tackles a nagging question of whether it’s cheaper for Washington State Ferries to have vessels built at shipyards in other… Continue reading
Washington law enforcement officers want the state’s help in combating increasingly skilled prowlers who are breaking into cars and stealing the contents at… Continue reading
Police arrested seven people Tuesday evening in downtown Olympia after they refused to take down a homeless camp. The Olympian reported that the… Continue reading
The Olympia City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday night to ban camping on public property. The ban will take effect on Feb. 8.… Continue reading
A rally in Olympia over the weekend marked the 10th anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s death in the Gaza Strip. The Olympian reported about… Continue reading
A 21-year-old man was sentenced Monday in Olympia to 23 years in prison for his role in a stabbing death at a homeless… Continue reading
The last evidence of lumber yards and plywood mills that once lined the Budd Inlet shoreline near Olympia is being removed as workers… Continue reading
The Washington state Senate has unanimously approved a measure that is the final installment of a multi-year effort to remove male-dominated language from… Continue reading
