(The Center Square) – Washington state faces deficit spending by 2028 as lawmakers just hit taxpayers with the state's largest combined tax increase – all driven by massive state spending increases ...

WASHINGTON – After eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus broke ranks and voted with Republicans to end the government shutdown, Washington state Democrats on Monday criticized the deal for not ...

WASHINGTON STATE — The government shutdown has entered its 25th day with no end in sight, leaving tens of thousands of federal workers in Washington state with empty paychecks this week. Bill Cooke, a ...

SEATTLE — Nearly 80,000 federal government workers in Washington state are feeling the effects of the federal government shutdown that began Wednesday. The Washington Employment Security Division (ESD ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, left, shakes hands with Cowlitz Indian Tribe Chairman Bill Iyall after signing an executive order to improve the state’s relations with tribal governments on Oct. 22, ...

Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative session with its budget unscathed, park visitors shouldn’t notice any staffing or ...

Federal officials have taken action to force some international students at Washington State University to leave the United States. The school has reported three student visa revocations and student ...

It’s unclear if the federal government will approve Washington’s major disaster declaration. If it doesn’t, the state and local communities will be on the hook for clean-up and recovery efforts. Even ...

Governor Bob Ferguson of Washington State recently signed into law legislation obligating Catholic clergy to disclose reports of child abuse heard during sacramental confessions, adding “members of ...