A proposed to repeal a key requirement in a nearly century-old law has cleared its first committee hearing, but it faces a ...

Sheriffs are constitutional officers and while their salaries are paid by the county in which they serve, their salaries are ...

A proposal aimed at giving local fire protection districts more oversight of open burning in unincorporated areas has sparked ...

Two House Democrats proposed a bill on Thursday to provide excused absences upon advanced request for Washington state public ...

Cal State leaders have long bemoaned aging infrastructure on their campuses. The university system estimates that its backlog of deferred maintenance exceeds $8.6 billion. CSU is now banking on a ...

PALMER — A proposal to remove materials depicting sexual acts from Mat-Su Borough libraries, block their future purchase, and ...

Despite Washingtonians consistently and overwhelmingly rejecting income taxes and the Legislature in 2024 enacting I-2111 to ...

A 60-day legislative session can be a cruel thing if you’re hoping to see a bill passed. Many policy ideas in the Washington ...

A proposal to bar law enforcement in the state from employing former federal immigration agents hired under President Donald ...

More than half of City Council members are either a renter or a landlord. All 15 members will have to decide whether to vote ...

Around 40 town residents and area stakeholders packed into the Lewis firehouse Monday evening for an information session on ...