With Senate Bill 5819, Sen. Leonard Christian, R-Spokane Valley, proposes to expand the definition of temporary staffing ...

Oregon’s financial challenges didn't appear magically overnight due to the federal budget bill, write Rep. Lucetta Elmer and ...

The blue slip tradition, which allows senators to block judicial nominees from their home states, appears safe, despite ...

My first term as a newly elected representative in the Legislature was a harrowing one. In 1981, we faced a billion-dollar shortfall that would ultimately result in many painful policy decisions.

State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti and state Sen. Adrian Cortes announced the pre-filing of a financial-ed bill at a Dec. 4 news conference.

The court battle in Washington over lawmakers citing legislative privilege to avoid providing public records was front and ...

Of the invited elected officials, Farivar, Trudeau, Salahuddin, and Al-Kabra identify as Middle Eastern, Muslim, or both. Macri represents UW Seattle in the Washington State Legislature, as the campus ...

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, announced proposed legislation titled the Immigrant Worker Protection Act ...

The battle over whether Washington lawmakers are entitled to shield certain records from the public using “legislative ...

Nancy Churchill encourages citizens to influence the Washington State Legislature from home by focusing on committees, ...

Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and Gov. Bob Ferguson certified results of the Nov. 4 election on Tuesday, concluding a campaign cycle that saw nine Democratic state lawmakers keep their seats and Wash ...

A new proposal for a payroll tax on large employers is triggering warnings from business groups with a heated budget debate ...