Discover how Washington Democrats attempted to limit parental oversight of children's online activities in recent legislation ...

Wednesday marked a key deadline for lawmakers, as they had to pass all legislation without budgetary impacts out of the chamber they originated from.

A bill to increase restrictions on firearms in public places has passed in the Washington State Senate. Senate Bill 5098, primarily sponsored by Rep. Javier Valdez, D-Seattle, passed the Senate on ...

The bill passed 53-42 with Democratic support and now heads to the state Senate. Housing built less than 12 years ago would ...

As President Donald Trump slashes the federal government’s workforce, the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund once again is serving as a crucial lifeline to hundreds of those employees based in ...

A battle is brewing in the Washington Legislature over a Democratic bill that would hike a tax on large technology companies ...

A battle is brewing in the Washington Legislature over a Democratic bill that would hike a tax on large technology companies to raise more money for higher education, including student financial aid.

Currently, the “advanced computing surcharge” on companies such as Amazon and Microsoft is capped at $9 million apiece. Eliminating the cap could triple such revenues to $200 million.

“I think we’re about at the point where those tracks converge,” he said. Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, ...