Lawmakers have begun another hard conversation on what it may cost the state to amply fund basic education in public schools ...

Kimmel, John, 87, Shelton, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center, Shelton. McComb & Wagner Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Shelton, 360-426-4 ...

Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal warned Thursday that Washington is not living up to its constitutional ...

It's an idea former Gov. Jay Inslee included in his last budget proposal, but new Gov. Bob Ferguson has said he opposes.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson now faces many of the same challenges Jay Inslee faced when he took office 12 years ago.

Washington has a Democratic trifecta. The Democratic Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature. Washington has a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party ...

Arnold, Paul, 38, Hansville, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, at St. Michael Medical Center, Silverdale. Huckleberry Creek Cremation Co., Tumwater, 360-868-2594. Furrer ...

Sadie McCleary led East with eight. Omaha Marian 60, Lincoln Northeast 41: The Rockets fell down 17-4 after the first quarter to the No. 8 Crusaders. They next play at Lincoln Southeast on Tuesday.

President-elect Donald Trump plans to hold a “victory rally” at the Capital One Arena in Washington on Jan. 19, the day before he is sworn in, according to a sign-up page on his inaugural website.

What’s going on? Why are Washington schools so strapped for cash? What happened to all the money from the McCleary decision? Back in 2012 King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick ruled that the ...

These are among 15 recently passed state laws set to go into effect in Washington on Jan. 1, 2025. Many of the new laws range from picayune to esoteric, affecting only a tiny portion of the ...