Initiative 2081, signed by over 448,000 people and commonly referred to as the "Parents’ Bill of Rights," was adopted by the Washington Legislature in 2024.

Vancouver police shot and killed a man ... (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Democrats in the Washington state House on Tuesday approved a revamped plan to provide $100 million in grants to local ...

It has not taken long for Gov. Bob Ferguson to differentiate himself from his predecessor. After 12 years with Jay Inslee at the helm of Washington’s state government, Ferguson has identified his own ...

The federal government's steward of funding for public broadcasting stations sued the Trump administration on Thursday over ...

The move, directed by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is part of broader funding freezes at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary is one of 18 sanctuaries managed by NOAA. It spans 135 miles of Olympic Peninsula ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is planning to jettison 10 buildings it leases in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, ...

Georgia could allocate extra money to educate poor public school students for the first time under a House budget approved on ...

A sharply divided Washington House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill that would allow courts to dismiss certain misdemeanor charges if defendants substantially comply with court-ordered ...

The bill would limit annual price hikes for residential tenants to no more than 7% a year. It next goes to the state Senate.

Tesla is struggling — and Elon Musk’s politics are to blame. “With great difficulty,” is how Musk described running his ...

The group plans to rebuild of the Skipwith-Roper cottage, the 18th century home of Jackson Ward's first black homeowner.