Washington state already has some of the nation's strictest gun control laws. But some legislators want to make them even tougher, including by possibly requiring permits to buy firearms. The big ...

As the state faces ongoing debates over school closures and budget deficits, lawmakers in Olympia are diving deep into an ...

Shasti Conrad thinks the way Democrats went about winning Washington elections last year is a formula for success nationwide.

More than 400 people signed up to speak in favor of a local journalism support program proposed in Washington state, funded ...

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his hold on ...

The Washington State House of Representatives is set to hold a public hearing on Bill 1321 today. This bill would grant the ...

“We had a budget surplus of $14 billion. The economy's been strong since then. The state has 25% more money now than it did (three years ago). Those usually aren't the circumstances where you get a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three cities in southwest Washington have joined the list of communities nationally that have revisited the issue of adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water.

The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge ...

We do not have a budget problem; we have a spending problem. Maryland’s legislature is writing checks the state economy cannot possibly fund in the next five years. The government must review what ...

To help local governments figure it all out, the bill creates a ranked choice voting work group. This group will assist the ...

Republican Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, a newcomer to the California Legislature, wants to retake power from Democrats with ...