Washington State Legislature

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.

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.

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.

The fate of a bill in the Washington Legislature that could cap annual rent increases is uncertain. Democrats remain divided over which version of the proposal should become law.

A bipartisan proposal working its way through the Washington state Legislature would boost the state’s gas tax by six cents – it would be the first gas tax hike in almost a decade.