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Legislation to update last year’s parental “bill of rights” initiative is heading to the Washington state House of Representatives amid a host of disagreements over what the changes …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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2/14/25
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Former Cowlitz Indian Tribe General Council Chairman and spiritual leader Roy I. Wilson has died. He was 97.
He died at 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Providence Centralia Hospital …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/13/25
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If approved, a proposed Washington state bill would allow people to sue over the “objective reasonableness” of local laws regulating sitting, lying, sleeping or keeping warm and dry …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/13/25
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State Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Seattle, has introduced legislation to have the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee study transforming Washington state’s current part-time Legislature into …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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2/13/25
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Top Washington state officials joined together Thursday to push back on what they consider an unconstitutional siege on federal funding meant for the state and immoral attacks on vulnerable …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/13/25
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Senate Bill 5671, which would modify eligibility criteria for Washington state’s broadband service expansion grant and loan program, received a public hearing Wednesday morning.
Sen. Drew …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/13/25
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Proposed legislation could change the way customers shop at grocery stores, as one Democratic lawmaker is pushing for regulations on self-checkout machines.
House Bill 1739 would establish rules …
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By Albert James / Murrow News
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2/13/25
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Washington state lawmakers set out Wednesday to raise $1.6 billion from tolls to help pay for construction of a replacement bridge on Interstate 5 across the Columbia River.
Bills …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/13/25
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Supporters of Washington state's new Covenant Home Ownership Program, which offers home buying assistance to minorities who have faced housing discrimination in the past, are backing a follow-up bill …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/12/25
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A bill filed in the Washington state House of Representatives seeks to reverse what the sponsor argues is a trend of poor student academic performance by making changes to the K-12 system, with an …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/12/25
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Washington state Democrats are moving ahead with plans to pass legislation that would raise annual caps on property taxes to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars for public schools and public …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/12/25
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The Washington State Patrol will soon have a new tool to catch drivers speeding through highway work zones.
Starting in a few weeks, a speed camera mounted on an orange trailer will rotate …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/12/25
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When an immigrant faces threats or exploitation by their employer, they often have limited recourse. Law students from Seattle University want to change that, pushing for a state bill to strengthen …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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2/12/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to slash government spending by 6%. He calculates this will save roughly $1.8 billion in the next two-year state budget and erase about a third of a projected …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/12/25
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Last month, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, urged House leadership to prioritize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program and extend access to vital funds for schools and infrastructure, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/25
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The Blue Dog Coalition announced its leadership positions Monday, Feb. 10, including U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, who will serve as co-chair.
The same day, the coalition sent a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/25
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First responders rescued a 67-year-old Ridgefield man who got lost and disoriented in the snow during a hike at Coldwater Lake near Mount St. Helens the night of Feb. 7.
The man was unprepared …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/25
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Preliminary results from the Feb. 11 special election show mixed outcomes for local school district funding measures.
The Ridgefield and La Center school districts have propositions that are …
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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2/11/25
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Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, is standing by comments he made last week to a Fox News reporter about 13-year-old children making their own health care decisions …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/11/25
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WASHINGTON — More than two dozen faith groups Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Trump administration’s decision to rescind a 30-year-old policy that restricted …
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By Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom
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2/11/25
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