Democratic lawmakers in Washington are pushing this year to ban flavored tobacco products, with the support of the state schools chief. State Rep. Kristine Reeves,...
New restrictions on cosmetics tested on animals, tougher penalties for negligent drivers, requirements for hospitals to offer drugs to people possibly exposed to HIV. These...
Missing mailed ballots. Cybersecurity threats. Fentanyl in ballot envelopes. Ballot drop box fires. Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall is prepared for all of it. In...
About 14% of Washington residents carry delinquent debt, lower than the national average of 22%, according to a recent analysis by the Urban Institute. Among...
Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democrat Dave Upthegrove faced off Sept. 18 in Spokane in a debate that highlighted the candidates’ different views on land...
Washington gubernatorial candidates Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert clashed over public safety, abortion rights, and Donald Trump throughout an acrimonious hour-long debate Tuesday, Sept. 10....
Democrat Bob Ferguson and Republican Dave Reichert will battle to be Washington’s next governor in November after storming to the front of the 28-person field...
Bob Ferguson, Semi Bird, Jim Henderson and Brian Heywood have something in common this election season in Washington. Their political opponents have built websites to...
Washington state’s population eclipsed 8 million with the addition of an estimated 84,550 people this past year, according to the Office of Financial Management. The...
By Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard New limits on carrying guns openly in public, loosened restrictions on police pursuing suspects, a shorter time period for...
