“It’s clear that the Legislature will not adopt bipartisan legislation to place reasonable limits on the Governor’s emergency ...

The Washington attorney general claims in a new lawsuit that the sheriff in Adams County has been breaking state law by ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson's pledge to limit his own emergency powers comes after legislation he backed faltered amid tension with fellow Democrats.

Bob Ferguson had only been Washington’s governor a few minutes when he said he could accept “reasonable limits” on the powers he could exercise in statewide emergencies.

Passed in 2019, the Keep Washington Working Act restricts the ability of local police to participate in the enforcement of ...

The leader of the Washington state House of Representatives said the quiet part out loud this week: lawmakers should brace ...

Two lists identifying lease terminations and possible sales of federal agencies’ offices and buildings throughout the United ...

State Senate Republicans released a budget proposal Tuesday they said would close the state’s multi-billion-dollar budget gap without raising any new taxes. Though the ideas are likely ...

LANSING, Mich. — Garlin Gilchrist II, a Democrat from Detroit who is Michigan’s first Black lieutenant governor, announced he’s jumping into the crowded 2026 race for governor on Tuesday.

The announcement comes as former vice president Kamala Harris considers her own run for the seat or a possible 2028 ...

The Mead School Board is urging the federal government to step in as the Trump administration continues doling out directives ...

Washington state is seeing a sharp increase in unemployment claims by federal workers as the Trump administration moves to slash the government workforce.