Seattle Times staff reporter Joseph O’Sullivan covers state government and the Legislature.
Washington state Sen. Reuven Carlyle's new proposal would provide residents with rights to determine what type of data is being collected by companies and to...
Washington state lawmakers Friday afternoon released the outline of a new COVID-19 relief bill aimed at boosting vaccine distribution and contact tracing, and aiding schools,...
Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp has dropped his lawsuit against the state claiming fraud in the November election that he lost to Gov. Jay...
House Bill 1095 was introduced as one of several proposals by lawmakers and Gov. Jay Inslee intended to help businesses amid the governor's emergency restrictions...
Washington lawmakers are taking up a sweeping proposal to ban chokeholds, no-knock warrants and other aggressive police tactics. Some law-enforcement groups are raising objections.
The governor has authorized as many as 750 Guard members ahead of a series of demonstrations and counterdemonstrations planned for Sunday and Monday. The groups...
The announcement came at the end of a tumultuous day, after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol. The organizer said he believed...
GOP Washington state lawmakers are proposing changes to laws to curb broad powers given to the governor during emergencies. They also want to make it...
The latest federal COVID relief bill would help Washington state's K-12 and higher education, and provide hundreds of millions for regional transportation.
Olympia has seen regular weekend demonstrations questioning the results of the Nov. 3 election that defeated President Donald Trump and GOP gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp....