Washington Government

With a previous bill outlawing private detention facilities tied up in the courts, lawmakers passed new legislation mandating privately owned or operated detention facilities meet the same standards as public ones.

Washington state correctional facilities will no longer place people in custody in solitary confinement as a punishment — after state officials determined it is not effective.

Democrats and Republicans have released competing maps for the state's 49 legislative districts as they move forward with the process of redrawing political boundaries. The proposals by the four voting members of the Washington State Redistricting Commission will kick-start negotiations. The bipartisan panel has a Nov. 15 deadline to finalize the maps.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – His job was to predict Washington revenues through the worst economic storm since the Great Depression. Now Washington’s chief economic…

In the new year, Washington state is raising taxes. But you'll need sharp eyes to notice where. Lawmakers have hiked and expanded a telephone tax to…

Washington State Parks mismanaged contracts resulting in a “gross waste of public funds.” That’s the conclusion of an investigation prompted by a…