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(Photo Courtesy of Victoria Hunt campaign)
Replacement chosen for Washington state senator who died
Democratic state Rep. Victoria Hunt will move from the House to the Senate in the Washington Legislature after the King County Council appointed her on Tuesday to replace the late Sen. Bill … more
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Thousands in Washington state at risk of losing food benefits under GOP bill in Congress
Tens of thousands of low-income Washingtonians could lose federal food assistance if Republicans move ahead with plans in a bill the U.S. House passed last month. That’s according to … more
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FILE PHOTO — Stickers and flags for people to pick up during “Live, Love, Bee” Pine Street Pride celebration Centralia on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
Court fight pits religious group that doesn’t want LGBTQ+ employees against Washington state law
A Christian ministry in Yakima and the state of Washington are clashing in federal court over whether the religious group can decline to hire LGBTQ+ employees. The Union Gospel Mission of Yakima … more
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Gov. Bob Ferguson gives a thumbs up to his family during his inaugural address at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Recall effort against Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson faces uphill battle
An effort to recall Gov. Bob Ferguson over his signing of a budget that includes roughly $9 billion in new taxes is likely a symbolic effort at best, given the high bar for removing a governor from … more
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Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant speaks to her colleagues during a council meeting
Kshama Sawant, a Seattle socialist, to challenge veteran Washington state Democratic congressman
Kshama Sawant, the socialist who served a decade on the Seattle City Council, launched a “working-class, antiwar, anti-genocide” campaign Monday to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. … more
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Tumwater's relayers, from left, Cassidy Hedin, Ashlyn Hufana, Alexandra Broome, Ava Jones and Reese Heryford, pose for a photo after their final race at the 2A/3A/4A state championship meet at Mount Tahoma High School on Saturday, May 31.
Rural Washington school officials, advocates respond to trans athlete winning state title
Eastern Washington school officials are urging the state to revoke the track titles of a transgender athlete from Spokane after winning another state championship on Saturday. East Valley High … more
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
MGP welcomes local officers in Washington, D.C., to honor them during National Police Week
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, welcomed local law enforcement officers from Southwest Washington to Washington, D.C., last week in honor of National Police Week. In the same … more
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House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon, D-West Seattle, on TVW’s Inside Olympia. (Photo courtesy of TVW)
School and Medicaid funding worries linger post-session for Washington state lawmakers
The ink is hardly dry on Washington’s new budget and already legislative leaders are anticipating more fiscal uncertainty.  Democrats are focused on threats to health care access if … more
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House Speaker Frank Chopp delivering remarks in the House of Representatives on Jan. 11, 2016, the first day of the legislative session. (Photo courtesy of Legislative Support Services)
Frank Chopp, a force that reshaped Washington state’s political landscape
Frank Chopp, a citizen activist who became the state of Washington’s longest-serving House speaker, spent a half-century relentlessly agitating for social change. It seemed fitting then … more
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Roughly 50 people pose for a photon at the start of a remembrance walk during an overdose awareness event held at George Washington Park in Centralia in August 2024.
Washington state overdose deaths decline after years of growth, data show
Washington is showing promise in its work to combat the epidemic of drug overdose deaths that has ravaged the state and country in recent years. In 2024, fatal overdoses in the state dropped … more
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Law enforcement officers examine a load of Alaska crab, much of it infested with Bitter Crab Syndrome, after it arrived in Washington state in 2024. (Photo provided by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police)
Alaska man sentenced to one year in prison over illegal transport of crab to Washington
A Kodiak fisher has been sentenced to spend a year in jail for illegally shipping thousands of pounds of tanner crab, much of it infected with a parasitic disease, out of Alaska to Washington state, … more
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Washington state’s new cap on rent hikes set at 10% through end of 2025
For the rest of this year, Washington landlords are limited to rent hikes of 10% or less under a landmark new state law. House Bill 1217, signed into law this month by Gov. Bob Ferguson, … more
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In response to Mayor Bruce Harrell’s criticism of the evangelical Christian Mayday USA event on Capitol Hill, organizers held another event called Rattle in Seattle at Seattle City Hall, May 27, 2025.
After anti-LGBTQ+ rally, questions linger about Seattle’s response
It was a tumultuous week in Seattle, replete with anti-LGBTQ+ events, counterprotests, arrests, national attention and a promise from the FBI’s deputy director to investigate “allegations … more
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Washington state retains its status as state with highest excise tax on distilled spirits
For the twelfth year in a row, Washington state has the highest excise tax rate on distilled spirits in the nation, at $36.98 per gallon. According to a new report from the Tax Foundation, … more
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Washington state council wrestles with revenue growth assumptions
Elected officials within the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council have expressed reluctance to adopt a rate of assumed revenue growth that would presume an extra $1 billion in the … more
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New COVID variant found in Washington state
A new COVID-19 variant fueling a global rise in cases has been detected in Washington, but health officials aren’t too concerned. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … more
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Another Washington state school district bans trans athletes in sports
Tensions ran high at a recent Quilcene School Board meeting as the board debated and then adopted a resolution on a 3 to 2 vote to ban transgender athletes from competing in school sports. … more
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Gov. Bob Ferguson, at podium, goes to shake hands with state Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, at the signing of a bill to make clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect, on May 2, 2025 in Olympia. At center is Mary Dispenza, a founding member of the Catholic Accountability Project. (Photo by Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)
Bishops sue to overturn new Washington state law requiring clergy to report child abuse
Washington’s leading Catholic bishops filed a lawsuit Thursday contending the new state law requiring religious leaders to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in … more
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This is a sample of the special license plate to become available in Washington state starting in late 2025. The Washington State Beekeepers Association will use proceeds to support research and public education on pollinators. (Image courtesy of Washington State Beekeepers Association)
Smokey Bear, pickleball and pollinator license plates on the way in Washington state
Washington drivers really like their specialty license plates — and they are getting more of them.  Up to six new options will arrive this fall, including plates featuring Smokey … more
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New report shows signs of progress for Washington state salmon, but many are still on the brink of extinction
A new report released by the Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office shows that several populations of salmon in Washington state have improved, but most still face extinction. Of the 14 species … more
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