How new WA law could affect your credit score
A law will go in effect in July to prohibit collection agencies and health care providers from reporting medical debt to consumer credit reporting agencies.
Shauna Sowersby
Seattle Times political reporter.
Changes made to WA tax plan: What's still in play as end of session nears
Tax proposals out of the Washington state Legislature are moving fast and changing quickly as Sunday's deadline nears. Here's the latest on what's in, out...
WA can now restrict outside National Guard from entering state
Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law a bill Monday that gives the governor authority to limit other states’ National Guard troops from deploying in Washington.
WA state senator, ‘pillar’ of Eastside community, dies suddenly at 69
Washington Sen. Bill Ramos died suddenly while running on Saturday, according to his wife, King County Councilmember Sarah Perry. He was 69 years old.
WA Democrats back off wealth tax while pushing $12 billion tax increase
Moving away from a politically unpopular tax on the state's richest people, lawmakers float a different way to balance the state's budget.
The tax hikes WA Dems are proposing now that they've moved beyond a wealth tax
Democratic lawmakers have a new plan to increase taxes to fill a $16 billion budget hole. Here's what they're considering now that they've nixed the...
WA Senate OKs new permit requirement for firearm purchases
The measure would require Washingtonians to get a permit before buying firearms.
A ‘profound system failure’ plagues technology upgrades to WA agencies
An effort to modernize Washington's aging workers' compensation system that has produced few results is getting renewed scrutiny amid the state budget crisis.
WA Senate votes to cap rents, but not before making big changes
Washington's Senate voted to allow annual rent increases up to 10% and then passed this hotly debated legislation.
WA union marches into state Capitol as budget bargaining boils over WATCH
As the state faces a $16 billion budget shortfall, hundreds gathered to protest the governor’s proposed furloughs.