A competing bill by state Sen. Jeff Holy, a Cheney Republican, would also create a $100 million law-enforcement-focused state ...

Lawmakers filed into the Capitol building in Olympia, Washington on Monday, Jan. 13, the first day of the 2025 session. Simone Carter scarter@mcclatchy.com Another major deadline of the 2025 ...

House Bill 1175 would have required cities across Washington to allow cafes and stores in all residential areas, superseding ...

Other crafters have long had alternatives. The Joann on Aurora Avenue was actually the last stop recently for Dom Higgins of ...

Sea Mart, one of Olympia’s most unique stores, opened in 1959. Part of Chehalis-based Yard Birds, it reused Olympia Canning ...

Concerns over the future of veteran support programs extend beyond employment. Protesters also voiced fears about cuts to ...

I could see they were fatigued. Our state senators and representatives had stayed up until the early hours that morning ...

HUD Secretary Scott Turner is hoping to relocate the agency’s headquarters, which is currently housed in the Weaver building, ...

The historic theater is "an anchor in the cultural landscape" of Yakima, said its CEO, Charlie Robin. He and theater supporters have big plans for work to take the building ...

A key deadline to pass bills has come and gone for Washington lawmakers. Here's what they say are their successes — and ...