Washington State Standard

The Washington governor drew fire from progressives at a rally in support of taxing the wealthy and businesses.

Gov. Bob Ferguson announced the state would pitch in $623,000 from its reserves to repair the Upper Hoh Road. Officials hope to reopen the road in May.

Prices for air pollution allowances under Washington’s cap-and-trade law climbed again at the state’s first auction of the year.

The U.S. Education Department on Monday warned 60 colleges and universities they could face repercussions if they fail “to protect Jewish students on campus.”

The bill would limit annual price hikes for residential tenants to no more than 7% a year. It next goes to the state Senate.

Washington’s attorney general asked a federal judge to hold the Trump administration in contempt for allegedly canceling a grant to Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Tesla can directly sell its cars to customers in Washington. Other firms, like Rivian, cannot. Legislation to change that stalled last week.

Democrats are back with a “streamlined” version of a bill that seeks to standardize the state’s recycling system and cut down on waste going into landfills.

Washington state lawmakers set out Wednesday to raise $1.6 billion from tolls to help pay for construction of a replacement bridge on Interstate 5 across the Columbia River.

They say some parts of the parental rights measure needed clarification. Republicans argue it’s an attempted rollback of the law.