OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington state Legislature passed a bill last weekend that caps rent increases for many. The proposal ...

Washington Democrats in the Legislature are mulling a tax aimed primarily at Tesla amid national protests against the ...

a reporter for the Washington State Standard. “We chose not to litigate on behalf of the Legislature. It’s their building. They ultimately control access to the chambers. We were not going to ...

The House and Senate on Sunday, the last day of the legislative session ... at the Washington State Capitol Building Friday, April 18, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. Lindsey Wasson / AP The final ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Although the legislative session is over, there are still bills to sign in Olympia. Twenty of them were signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson just this week. That's in addition to the ...

Olympia will have to wait until Saturday, May 3 for its next big protest, which will be led by the Labor Council. Here’s what ...

It’s probably not the budget that we thought we were going to be writing a year ago,” said state Sen. June Robinson, an ...

An apartment building ... site in Olympia, Washington in January 2025. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard) The property tax battle of 2025 is over in the Washington state Legislature.

Washington state lawmakers on Sunday passed a measure to cap annual rent increases, bringing a controversial legislative ...

As the legislative session ends, leaders urge caution over tax proposals amid a looming $16 billion budget deficit in ...

End of the legislative session: Provided both houses of the state Legislature have been able to approve a multi-billion ...