Big tech scored a big win in Washington with the defeat of data center regulations, but it lost a significant tax break for the facilities with the 11th-hour passage of a Senate bill.

For a short 60-day session, which concluded Thursday, where the primary task was adopting a supplemental budget that plugged a significant gap between revenue and spending under tough economic ...

After bruising tax fights and a controversy or two, Washington lawmakers arrived at the domed Capitol building in Olympia Thursday for the last scheduled day of this year’s sess ...

Businesses leaving Washington due to taxes may or may not be a real threat, but lawmakers who fail to plan for a growing ...

This year’s short legislative session came to a close Thursday after lawmakers approved a supplemental operating budget.

This year’s short legislative session came to a close Thursday after lawmakers approved a supplemental operating budget.

The Washington Legislature concluded its 2026 session Thursday evening after passing a batch of budgets and navigating late-breaking drama over the elimination of a data center tax break that ...

Caroline Penner's breakout season with Seattle U earned her a nomination for the Seattle Sports Star of the Year awards.

From preschool to K-12, education took the biggest hit after Washington lawmakers unveiled a budget agreement on Wednesday with the largest cuts concentrated in early learning and ...

Ferguson called the session successful, pointing to investments in housing and infrastructure and the adoption of a new tax on income above $1 million.

Shelby Parker is officially moving from acting role to permanent boss of the Olympia Police Department, the city announced ...