For 132 years, a rule has existed in the Washington State Legislature's House of Representatives requiring a supermajority to ...

The bill backed by Washington counties is coming under consideration at a crucial moment, with the state’s public defender ...

Washington state’s U.S. senators have cosponsored legislation that would grant statehood to the District of Columbia.

First, on Jan. 8, state lawmakers return to Indianapolis as the Republican-controlled House and Senate convene the four-month regular session of the Indiana General Assembly. Crafting a new ...

Washington was one of 15 Democratic state government trifectas at the start of 2025 legislative sessions. A state government trifecta occurs when one political party holds the governor's office, a ...

With President-elect Donald Trump returning to office next week, the Senate is set to hold confirmation ... general and Marco Rubio for secretary of state. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is ...

But the measure, which cleared the Republican-controlled House last week, is far from being passed in the GOP-led Senate and will ... litigation from Republican state attorneys general.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, will be in the hot seat on Tuesday. Lawmakers will have a chance to question him during his ...

The selections coming before the Senate range from those who are expected to have smooth paths to confirmation, like Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for secretary of state, to others who face headwinds ...

Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and Walker Family ... baseline greenhouse gas emissions. Senate Bill 5036 would require the state Department of Commerce to submit a report each ...

Is Washington state getting rid of the twice-a-year clock ... out of the practice observe permanent standard time. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill proposing the end of the practice ...

Governor-elect Bob Ferguson intends to trim $4.4 billion from the state budget, but listed universal free lunches for Washington schoolchildren in his budget priorities announced Thursday.