Democrats who lead both chambers warned that the budget might need to be readdressed in the coming weeks, pending potential cuts to federal spending.

The Washington Legislature is again considering a proposal that would allow jurisdictions to shift local elections to even years, an idea that proponents say will boost low voter turnout. The bill, ...

Washington’s 5th Congressional District is centered on the city of Spokane, with fertile wheat fields in the south and wild ...

A portion of the funds was initially saved for first-time homebuyers buying a home through nonprofit housing providers ...

Dick Rylander & Larry Roe discuss Washington’s constitutional duty to fully fund K-12 education and the ongoing challenges in meeting that requirement.

Freshman legislators from Clark County are finding their footing in Olympia. They have introduced bills aimed at health, education and the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement project.

Vacancies in the Minnesota State Legislature are filled through election. If there are more than 150 days before the next state general election, and the legislature will not be in session before the ...

Doug Okuniewicz, R-Hayden, calls for increasing the requirement to qualify a ballot initiative or referendum from the current threshold of 6% of registered voters statewide and 6% of voters in 18 ...

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A bill in the Legislature would give the state Department of Ecology more say over local permits and allow Ecology and local health districts ... county-run landfills. McKinney said the the ...

Minnesota’s future legislative district map released Tuesday by the Minnesota Judicial Branch shows a significantly changed political landscape for Litchfield and Meeker County. According to the ...

Democratic Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager is a co-sponsor. He said on the opening day of the 2025 Legislative Session that action was coming. Both Watts and Yeager represent Assembly districts in the ...