I-1639 the most ambitious effort at gun regulation in Washington state’s history
After his son was seriously injured in a shooting, Paul Kramer became the public face for Initiative 1639, the most ambitious gun-regulations ballot measure in...
Joseph O’Sullivan
Seattle Times staff reporter Joseph O’Sullivan covers state government and the Legislature.
Washington and 16 other states pledge to use $1.4B in VW settlement money to cut vehicle emissions
The state Department of Ecology previously declared that Washington's approximately $113 million share of the Volkswagen settlement funds would be put toward zero-emissions vehicles, vessels...
Judge boosts contempt fines against Tim Eyman in campaign-finance lawsuit
Tim Eyman and signature-gathering firm Citizen Solutions have been in contempt since February for not handing over all the documents sought by the Washington Attorney...
Campaign talk about higher rents, home prices spreads beyond Seattle’s pricey metro area
With communities across Washington seeing higher rents and growing prices, both Democratic and Republican legislative candidates are talking about how Olympia can tackle the affordability...
Washington Supreme Court sends police use-of-force initiative to the November election ballot
The Washington state Supreme Court has ruled that an initiative that would make it easier to prosecute law-enforcement officers who have allegedly misused deadly force...
Gov. Inslee condemns state lawmaker’s remarks calling journalists ‘dirty, godless, hateful people’
Shea, a Republican from Spokane Valley and member of GOP House leadership, made the remarks over the weekend at a gun-rights rally in Spokane.
Washington lawmaker on public-records task force calls journalists ‘those dirty, godless, hateful people’
Shea is one eight lawmakers appointed to a task force to figure out how the Washington Legislature should keep and disclose public records.
Rep. Matt Manweller seeking $2M in damages from Central Washington University after firing
Manweller, a former professor at CWU, is seeking damages for the loss of current and future income, attorney's fees, and, among other things, for emotional...