Washington state’s new income tax on high earners won’t be put to voters, after the state high court ruled that it falls under an exception to the constitutional right to subject legislation to a ...

Washington’s new law setting stricter eligibility standards for sheriffs was partially blocked in state court on Wednesday, ...

In 2019, Washington State signed new requirements for Law Enforcement training into law.  Among the adjustments, adding an additional 40 hours of separate training in patrol tactics and cultural ...

The month of January takes its name from Janus, the Roman god with two faces looking in opposite directions, symbolizing transition and conflict. For Washington State employers, there is no better ...

(TNS) — Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday afternoon signed into law Washington state’s first regulations of automated license plate readers — legislation that drew bipartisan support but some civil rights ...

On March 24, 2026, Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson signed HB 2225 into law. HB 2225, effective January 1, 2027, introduces mandatory safeguards for artificial intelligence companion chatbots ...

A new state law that will require cities to expand where housing can go for people experiencing homelessness will become ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A new law in Washington state is aimed at protecting access to preventative health care. Governor Bob Ferguson recently signed House Bill 2242 into law. It's a measure that, some ...

State and local offices across Washington are being directed to remove the word “alien” from state statutes and replace it with “noncitizen” under a new law aimed at modernizing legal language. The ...

The sheriffs, calling the law "blatantly, flagrantly unconstitutional," asked the judge to temporarily halt it from going ...