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An anti-tax millionaire behind last year’s statewide ballot measures in Washington is preparing to run more voter initiatives this year.

A slate of new taxes are coming to Washington after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the state’s new budget into law Tuesday.

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

The federal Department of Justice is investigating Washington state over a new policy about child abuse that centers on whether clergy members should report abuses revealed in confidential religious settings.

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, after procedural delays and tense debates over the legislation all session long.

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

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.