2025 Legislative Session

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

Washington has new limits on annual rent increases. The governor signed the bill into law Wednesday. It caps annual rent hikes at 7% plus inflation, or 10% – whichever is lower.

The state currently helps Imagination Library provide free books to 121,000 children under the age of five. But lawmakers cut funding to the program in the new budget.

Washington state's 105-day legislative session ended Sunday. Here's how lawmakers ended up closing the gap on a huge budget deficit and the possibilities for a special session.

Landlords in Washington will soon be limited in how much they can raise their tenants’ rents each year.

Lawmakers adjourned their 105-day session Sunday night, after approving the state’s spending plan.

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.

Changes to Washington’s parents rights law are heading to the governor’s desk.

People who live in Washington should soon have the “right to repair” their electronic devices. That’s thanks to legislation that’s awaiting the governor’s signature.

Changes to Washington’s parents rights law are heading to the governor’s desk, after procedural delays and tense debates over the legislation all session long.