With the NBA considering a possible expansion, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson met Thursday with the league’s commissioner to offer assistance in returning the SuperSonics to Seattle. Ferguson … ...

Oregon senator revives bill to make ‘big oil’ pay for disasters driven by climate change Ashland Sen. Jeff Golden is trying again to get the Legislature to create a fund to pay for natural disasters ...

A year ago, Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, signed onto legislation to create a statewide version of a Seattle tax on the payrolls of Washington’s largest employers. But it … ...

Whether or not the Seattle Seahawks are sold after Super Bowl LX remains to be seen, but the timing of such speculation comes ...

Gov. Tina Kotek and mayors of 31 cities have a message for the federal government: Stop all immigration enforcement in Oregon until recent violent incidents in Minneapolis, Portland and elsewhere are ...

The Washington State Senate in a 29-19 vote passed legislation restricting access to voter registration data, just over a month after the U.S. Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit alleging … ...

The governor’s office didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment Thursday. Ferguson invited Webb onto the June 26, 2025, flight to the Tri-Cities, a decision he described as “pretty stupid” in a ...

For more than a decade, Democrats in Olympia have complained our state’s tax code is overly regressive. That claim is made again, predictably, in Senate Bill 6346, the legislation they filed Feb. 3 ...

A bill that would dramatically change how sheriffs operate in the state of Washington is set for another public hearing Friday. Senate Bill 5974 would give a state board the power to remove an … ...

Two House Democrats proposed a bill on Thursday to provide excused absences upon advanced request for Washington state public school students protesting on the taxpayers’ dime. Rep. Osman … ...

Washington has long been a high-cost state for employers, but new data show the state is increasingly losing its competitive edge in key areas. Job growth is stalling, the business climate … ...

The driver charged with injuring a Cowlitz County deputy coroner when he drove through a closed investigation scene last weekend, had a blood alcohol level over the legal limit, court records show. … ...