Washington has a relatively high sales tax rate compared to other states and a somewhat controversial capital gains tax that was recently upheld by the state's Supreme Court. Much of Washington ...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is warning of a budget deficit in excess of $10 billion and calling on state agencies to pare ...

Rising costs, increasing demand for public services and lower-than-expected tax collections have led to a projected shortfall ...

From left, Republicans Deb Manjarrez, Curtis King and Gloria Mendoza. All three candidates won election during the Nov. 5, ...

The Trump administration, she said, is likely to focus on revisions made during the Biden administration that allow doctors or other qualified health care providers to prescribe the two-drug ...

Dave Upthegrove, a Democrat who is keen to preserve thousands of acres of state forests that could otherwise be logged, was ...

Longtime Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson appears to be headed to the Governor’s Office, as he holds a narrow ...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) activated the National Guard to be on stand-by in the event it is asked to support local law enforcement and the Washington State Patrol during election week, a ...

Nov 1 (Reuters) - The governor of Washington state on Friday said he was activating some members of the National Guard to be on stand-by after information and concerns regarding potential violence ...

A ballot dropbox in Olympia, Wash. on March 12, 2024. (Bill Lucia/Washington State Stadard) Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Friday he had activated the Washington National Guard to assist ...

One person was killed Thursday night when gunfire rang out inside a Washington state mall as the site was hosting a trick-or-treating Halloween event. The fatal shooting happened at the second ...

the Democrat-controlled state legislature passed a wonky, but impactful green energy law, House Bill 1589, which requires Washington’s largest utility, Puget Sound Energy, to outline a plan for ...