Washington State Senate

The passing of a tax on large tech companies in the state is estimated to pull in $20 million dollars annually in grants for journalism jobs.

The decision comes three months after several county election offices received envelopes containing suspicious powders and had to be evacuated.

Washington state Sen. Sam Hunt, a Democrat who has served eight years in the Senate, said he will not seek reelection this year.

The vote Tuesday came nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died in Tacoma facedown with his hands and feet cuffed together behind him.

Washington state's Employment Security Department has been hit hard during the pandemic. There was a dramatic increase in jobless claims when businesses…

Washington Senate Democrats on Friday proposed a capital gains tax that would fund a suite of tax reductions for low-income families, small businesses...

OLYMPIA — Joe Nguyen doesn’t look like your typical lawmaker. He’s the first Vietnamese member in the state Senate. And at 35, he’s one of the…

In response to the #MeToo movement, the Washington state Senate will create a new human resources officer position to investigate complaints of...

A tax on fossil fuel emissions is one step closer to becoming law in Washington state. An amended version of the carbon tax proposed by Gov. Jay Inslee...

Gun rights advocates and legislative leaders are reacting to new rules on guns in the Washington state Senate. Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib announced...