Cities can set minimum wages higher than the state. Seattle, SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton, Bellingham and Burien all will have higher wages in 2025.
About 14% of Washington residents carry delinquent debt, lower than the national average of 22%, according to a recent analysis…
The candidates disagreed on land management and timber strategies as they compete for the job of running the state agency that oversees millions of acres of public land.
The two candidates for Washington governor clashed over abortion, public safety and who will be a better change agent. It’s the last time they are expected to meet before Election Day.
It has been 20 years since the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) first made landfall in the Pacific Northwest. Since then,…
Clear differences in style and substance emerged in the first face-to-face encounter between the candidates battling to be Washington’s next governor.
At least 176 people from 2014 to 2023 have attempted suicide while in solitary confinement at a Washington prison, according to the report. Of that number, 14 died by suicide.
Both dusted off intraparty challenges to their political right.
Office of Law Enforcement Oversight’s report includes seven recommendations.
Initiative 2113 was passed in the Washington State Legislature in May 2024.