Democrats in the Washington state House released a plan Friday that could drive billions of additional dollars into state coffers through higher property tax collections and new taxes on the richest ...

In a big win for road safety, the Washington State House passed the excessive speeding bill on Tuesday, March 11. House Bill 1596 passed by a wide margin — 84 votes in favor, 12 against and two ...

(The Center Square) – More than 24 hours after members of the Washington State House of Representatives began debate on an income tax on high earners, the legislation was passed out of said chamber on ...

OLYMPIA — House Democrats introduced a bill to require Washington feedlots and dairies report methane emissions, fueling speculation the legislation will set the stage for levying a carbon tax on ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A controversial bill that could allow the state to remove an elected sheriff moved closer to becoming law after it passed the Washington House early Friday morning following hours of ...

A bill to cap yearly rent increases cleared the Washington state House on Monday following a spirited debate on whether such limits will bring greater security for tenants or higher prices and fewer ...

Longtime Washington Democratic Rep. Frank Chopp, who became one of the state’s most powerful House speakers over the two decades he held the leadership role, died Saturday. He was 71. Chopp was first ...

The bill would limit annual price hikes for residential tenants to no more than 7% a year. It next goes to the state Senate. An apartment building under construction in Olympia, Washington in January ...