Washington lawmakers on Sunday honored the late state Sen. Bill Ramos, an Issaquah Democrat who died suddenly April 19 while ...

If a landlord violates the provisions, tenants or the state attorney general ... said Michele Thomas, of the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance. “But this bill makes a first step towards ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington state Legislature passed a bill last weekend that caps rent increases for many. The proposal now heads to Gov. Bob Ferguson's desk for his signature. The bill has ...

Democratic state Sen. Marcus Riccelli, who sponsored Washington’s bill, said it will level the playing field for workers, even with the shorter benefits period. “A strike is a last resort ...

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has signed a bill making Washington the twelfth state in the country to restrict the use of animals in traveling circuses, exhibits and other shows.

a rent-control bill, at the Washington State Capitol Building Friday, April 18, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. Lindsey Wasson / AP The final version was a compromise after moderate Democrats in the ...

Steve Bloom The Olympian Washington lawmakers on Sunday honored the late state Sen. Bill Ramos, an Issaquah Democrat who died suddenly April 19 while running on a trail near his home. Democrats ...

After passing in the Washington House of Representatives on April 14 with amendments, the extended producer responsibility bill known as the Recycling Reform Act, or S.B. 5284, passed in the state’s ...