A Senate bill that would have turned The Evergreen State College in Olympia into a branch campus of the University of Washington is dead, an official said Thursday. Evergreen’s Director of Government Relations, Sandy Kaiser, delivered the news during a daylong Board of Trustees meeting.

A bill to cap rental rates at 7% a year could go to a vote on the floor of the state House this week, according to a pair of Olympia lawmakers.

An initiative to repeal Senate Bill 5181 has been introduced to the Washington State Legislature by the group Let's Go Washington. The bill is currently under review

Supporters of a new bill introduced in the Washington State Legislature want to create legal environments for marijuana consumption outside the home.

The atmosphere in Olympia feels different to Washington House Republican Leader Drew Stokesbary of Auburn, who credits Democratic Washington Governor Bob Ferguson for creating what he describes as a more constructive working environment.

The Washington State Legislature is back in session, starting a week of floor debates. Some significant proposals, however, are no longer in consideration after missing the committee

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Legislators have until Friday to pass bills ... News Fellowship program – a collaborative effort between news outlets statewide and Washington State University.

The state argued records relating to unofficial collective bargaining agreements can't be disclosed before they are implemented.

Industries across the state continue to brace for fallout from the implementation of U.S. tariffs on international goods, and retaliatory tariffs from Canada, China and Mexico.

Sen. Nikki Torres’s bill would require school districts in Washington state to require at least one security upgrade: panic buttons, live on-campus video feeds accessible by police, remote-controlled doors, or two-way radio access to all school staffers.