Washington’s Capitol Campus gardens aim to blend horticulture, history, and serenity. A look inside the Sunken and Pollinator Gardens this spring.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — With chants, signs and speeches from the Capitol steps, thousands gathered in Olympia on Saturday to send a message from Washington state to Washington, D.C. “We don’t ...

Thousands of people gathered on the grounds of the Washington state Capitol in Olympia on Saturday for the “No Kings” protest, part of a nationwide day of defiance against President Donald ...

The gardens of the Capitol Campus in Olympia are buzzing with springtime activity, even as Washington's 2025 legislative session wrapped up.

They’re always in procession of each other.” A bee tucks into some allium on the grounds of the Capitol Campus in Olympia, Wa. the morning of Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Steve Bloom The Olympian ...

Inside the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, speculation about a potential special session is starting to swell. Sine Die, when the Legislature adjourns its 2025 regular 105-day session, is ...

Inside the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, speculation about a potential special session is starting to swell. Sine Die, when the Legislature adjourns its 2025 regular 105-day session, is ...

They’re always in procession of each other.” A bee tucks into some allium on the grounds of the Capitol Campus in Olympia, Wa. the morning of Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Secretary of State Ralph Munro (left) leads a group down the staircase from the Cupola of the Capitol dome in 1997. (Courtesy of Washington State Archives) This year’s version sets limits.