The settlement resolves two open-meetings lawsuits filed against the five-member commission, a body that meets every 10 years after the U.S. census to decide how to redraw the state’s political districts. As part...

A measure advancing in Washington’s Legislature would ban the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in cosmetics. These chemicals are often used to make beauty products — such as mascara,...

Masks will continue to be required in most public indoor spaces until March 21. And private businesses can also continue to ask their customers to wear masks as a condition of entry,...

As currently drafted, HB 2022 would allow up to 304 new pot retail stores and 200 new cannabis producing and processing businesses to open over the next eight years.Right now, the state...

The commission meets every 10 years to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative district boundaries. While the commission’s primary task is to rebalance districts so they’re equal in population, the process also determines...

Enoka Herat, police practices counsel for the American Civil LIberties Union of Washington, said the problem with allowing police to use physical force against someone who flees after being stopped for questioning...

Gov. Jay Inslee is taking aim at local zoning restrictions that prevent the construction of housing such as duplexes, fourplexes, townhomes and courtyard apartments in many neighborhoods, including in parts of Seattle....

Gailey, Lake Stevens’ mayor for the past two years, said the online posts included pictures of his family members and their home address, as well as instructions for people to call and...