Democrats in Washington’s House and Senate agree on one thing when it comes to the state’s budget shortfall: it’ll take hefty taxes on wealthy individuals and companies to solve.

By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor State legislators are two-thirds of the way through this year's session in Olympia - 71 days down, 34 to go. And now they're digging into the biggest challenge ...

Hundreds of people gathered under wet skies in Olympia on Monday to bring attention to the threat against Social Security.

Washington Senate and House Democrats propose raising taxes and some budget cuts to balance a $13 billion budget deficit.

Democrats in charge of the State Senate and House released their separate operating budget proposals Monday, detailing how ...

Democrats, who control the Legislature, must solve a historic budget crisis this spring. But can they agree on how to do it?

Pluribus News staff writer and former longtime public radio Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins covered Chopp for many years ...

Democrats in the Washington House released a plan Friday that could drive billions of additional dollars into state coffers ...

Campgrounds across the state can now be reserved up until 2p.m. on day of arrival, with walk-ins available after 2:30 p.m.

An advocate for health care and low-income housing, Frank Chopp was the longest-serving House speaker in the state's history ...

Democratic budget leaders Thursday say new taxes on the rich and adjustments to property and sales taxes are needed to ...

They don’t want school funding cut so that extremely wealthy people can keep enjoying a tax break,” said Senate Majority ...