Washington residents can access hundreds of state parks, recreation sites and wildlife areas on Thursday, Jan. 1, for free — ...

"Ordinary tides are caused by the gravitational pull between the earth and the moon," Washington Sea Grant, which is based at ...

A new proposal for a payroll tax on large employers is triggering warnings from business groups with a heated budget debate ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — State lawmakers are heading into the 2026 budget season with an estimated shortfall of $390 million. So, ...

Olympia is officially the first sanctuary city for LGBTQ+ people in Washington state. The city council voted unanimously at a meeting on Tuesday to declare the state capital a sanctuary for the queer ...

The Wildfire Mitigation and Resiliency Standards Work Group presented its final report to the legislature in Olympia on ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Crime experts presented the latest statistics to Washington state legislators, revealing that while crime ...

At a city council study session Tuesday, members moved to render the city’s 15 active Flock Safety cameras functionless using ...

A new state bill is set to be introduced in Olympia and aims to collect more than $2 billion a year from the likes of Amazon ...

A new proposal called the 'Well Washington Fund' was introduced in this year's legislative session, which aims to impose a 5% ...

OLYMPIA – Washington state's projected state revenue through 2029 has decreased by roughly $66 million from the September 2025 forecast, according to a report by the Washington State Economic and ...