-
The Washington House of Representatives voted Tuesday to ban for-profit, private detention facilities in the state, in a move aimed at shutting down the…
-
The Washington state Senate on Tuesday approved a measure requiring police to intervene if they see a fellow officer using excessive force — one of…
-
A tax proposal under debate by Washington state lawmakers could raise the price of soda, juice and sweetened coffee drinks.A state Senate bill would…
-
This is the first week that every region in Washington is in Phase 2 of the state's COVID recovery plan. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined KNKX…
-
It can be difficult for anyone who’s been incarcerated to readjust to life after getting out. A bill working its way through the Legislature would allow…
-
A bill that allocates $2.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding in areas ranging from vaccine administration to schools resuming in-person learning…
-
Public school enrollment is down almost 4 percent statewide compared with last year. Many families decided not to enroll their kindergartners because of…
-
A bill that increases the minimum weekly benefit for unemployed workers during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and prevents a dramatic increase in…
-
Ivy Pete is a student at North Central High School in Spokane and a member of the Pyramid Lake-Paiute Tribe of northern Nevada.Pete, 16 and a junior, is…
-
School district leaders, the statewide teachers union and other groups are urging lawmakers to address housing affordability for school employees.Right…