New caps on annual rent hikes are now law in Washington state after years of debate over the policy.

In the session's final days, the Democratic majority settled on several major pieces of legislation, and a new state budget that includes a slate of tax changes.

Voters will decide whether to renew a property tax to pay for the identification system that has helped law enforcement solve crimes since the 1980s.

Governor Bob Ferguson is criticizing newly proposed tax plans from legislative Democrats as "unsustainable" under cuts from the Trump administration.

Two Islamic celebrations, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, will be added to Washington’s list of unpaid state holidays, under a bill signed into law on Tuesday.

Washington lawmakers are moving forward with hotly debated legislation that aims to revise a parents' rights law enacted last year.

A controversial bill to limit rent hikes is one step closer to becoming law — and putting divisions among Democrats on full display along the way.

One of the most politically-charged fights in Washington state this year is over parents’ access to information about their kids' schools — but disagreements over LGBTQ rights are taking up a lot of the debate.

On Tuesday the Trump administration laid off scores of Health and Human Services employees, including many who ran the Head Start early education program that serves more than half a million low-income children.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday he would reject a wealth tax plan proposed by his fellow Democrats in the Legislature, if they include it in their final budget deal.