Ferguson says lawmakers backed SB 6026 to open commercial zones to housing; supporters praise the supply boost while cities warn of retail loss.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson stepped in to cancel the parole of a serial rapist who was slated for release after serving 40 years of a life sentence.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has revoked parole for convicted serial rapist Billy Van Court, canceling a parole order.

Gov. Bob Ferguson has pulled the plug on the planned release of convicted rapist Billy Van Court, canceling a parole order ...

Nine days remain in the 2026 legislative session in Olympia, and the proposed income tax has yet to reach the House floor and ...

While politics may leave voters with a chip on their shoulder, state legislators want to ensure employees are not forced to get one in their shoulder — or elsewhere. The state Senate unanimously ...

Nine days remain in the 2026 legislative session in Olympia, and the proposed income tax has yet to reach the House floor and rumors circulating late Tuesday suggest it may not reach the floor this ...

Billy Van Court, now 78, was serving a life sentence for sex crimes, including sexual assaults with a deadly weapon while out on parole in 1983.

In a unanimous decision that could have far-reaching implications for religious institutions across the state, the Washington ...

OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson warned Tuesday that the income tax Democratic state lawmakers are pressing to approve in the next nine days might have to wait until next year. The governor and ...

HHSSecretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience that cell phone-free schools will help make America healthy again.

A House committee approved the latest version of the legislation Friday. The governor insists it doesn’t include adequate tax relief provisions.