The new Irving R. Newhouse Building formally opened in December 2024 and houses the Washington State Senate and staff.

Derrik lost both his legs in June 2023, the summer after his sophomore year of high school, while working for a large ...

Anti-Trump protests took place at all 50 U.S. state capitols. Protesters rallied for the rights of immigrants, transgender people and other marginalized groups.

Building more housing in rural parts of Washington is again top of mind for some state lawmakers. Bills to allow backyard cottages in new areas, to expand where developers can receive tax breaks for ...

Hoarfrost still coated the Capitol lawn in Olympia, Washington, as Alfredo Juarez led 16 farmworkers across the grounds to ...

The Office of the Washington Secretary of State has launched a new lobby exhibit in the Legislative Building. Launched on Jan. 29, it commemorates the contributions and history of the Washington ...

Lawmakers filed into the Capitol building in Olympia, Washington ... The Washington state House of Representatives readies for opening ceremonies of the 2025 legislative session on Monday.

OLYMPIA, Wash. - A Washington senator introduced a pair of bills that would make the construction of kit homes easier in ...

Washington’s legislative session kicked off Monday. Lawmakers are working on the state’s budget, as Washington faces a multibillion-dollar budget gap. Governor-elect Bob Ferguson will be sworn ...

There was plenty of pomp and politics for the opening day of the Washington Legislature’s 2025 session. It began at noon Monday for the state’s 98 representatives and 49 senators. But for many, the ...

It took Democratic staff in Washington’s Legislature ... Under the collective bargaining law, state employee unions — including legislative staff units — needed to submit a ratified contract ...