Inside WA legislative workers’ union push as frustration builds with Democratic leadership
Much of the movement in recent years has been spurred by Democratic legislative assistants and partisan staff who work for that political caucus.
Joseph O’Sullivan
Seattle Times staff reporter Joseph O’Sullivan covers state government and the Legislature.
‘We are going to fight like hell’: WA Democratic leaders rage at draft abortion opinion WATCH
Washington's leaders, all Democrats, raged at the U.S. Supreme Court, as they promised that abortion would remain legal in the state.
In WA, fierce reaction to leaked Supreme Court draft on Roe v. Wade
“NOT HERE, NOT IN OUR LIFETIME,” Gov. Jay Inslee tweeted. Sen. Patty Murray, Mayor Bruce Harrell and County Executive Dow Constantine also spoke out against...
Washington’s long-term care program, WA Cares, survives another challenge
Federal judge says lawsuit against state's new long-term care program should be brought in state court.
WA state Supreme Court rules against Edmonds gun storage law
The Washington Supreme Court has ruled against an Edmonds gun storage ordinance in a court order reaffirming state law that local governments can't impose their...
WA insurance chief Mike Kreidler apologizes for using racist slurs
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler apologized in a statement after a half-dozen state workers said he referred to people with slurs and belittled staffers.
State employees say WA insurance chief used racist slurs, mistreated staff
Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, in office since 2001, is accused of racially insensitive remarks and hostile management. Kreidler said he feels bad if he offended...
Inslee rankles fellow Democrats by vetoing part of tax-incentive bill geared toward rural WA
Inslee's veto prompted bursts of frustration yet again from Democratic lawmakers — and showed just how central tax preferences are to Washington politics and policy.
WA Gov. Inslee signs new firearms regulations into law, including limits on gun magazine sales
The bills are some of the strongest gun regulations to be passed by the Legislature. Washington voters in the past decade have three times approved...
WA state Sen. Tim Sheldon, Rep. Jesse Johnson won’t return to Legislature
As the 2022 Washington Legislature comes to a close, two more lawmakers say they will not seek reelection.