Inslee unveils climate proposals ahead of budget plan

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday announced several climate related proposals for the next legislative session, including a plan to offer rebates for new and used electric vehicles, on top of the sales tax exemption that currently exists for such vehicles in the state.

Potential delay of new long-term care payroll tax considered

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday he is talking to lawmakers about a potential delay in the collection of a mandatory payroll tax to fund Washington state’s new long-term care program.

Lawsuit filed over WA House’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for lawmakers

A handful of Republican state lawmakers and others are suing Democratic leaders and a House official over a plan that allows a limited number of lawmakers vaccinated for COVID-19 on the chamber floor during the upcoming legislative session.

Lacey Police looking for man missing since Nov. 13

Lacey Police are looking for a missing man, last seen at Providence St. Peters Hospital on November 13.

Steve Hobbs sworn in as Washington’s 16th secretary of state

Steve Hobbs was sworn in Monday as Washington’s 16th secretary of state, the first person of color to head the office and the first Democrat to hold the position in 56 years.

Washington Capitol honors Black pioneer with monument
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A new monument was dedicated in honor of George Bush, the first black pioneer to settle in Washington state. FOX 13 Photojournalist Frank Koumaros has the story from Tumwater, Washington.

New plan allows only vaccinated Representatives in House chamber

The Washington state House on Thursday released its plan for the upcoming legislative session, announcing a limited number of vaccinated lawmakers will be allowed on the chamber floor and that unvaccinated representatives will need to undergo COVID-19 testing three times a week in order to work in their on-campus offices.

Inmate who escaped southwest Washington prison captured near Bellingham

The U.S. Marshals-led Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force captured an inmate who escaped from the Cedar Creek Corrections Center.

Class action lawsuit filed against Washington's new mandatory long-term care tax

Opponents of a mandatory payroll tax to fund Washington state’s new long-term care program filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday in federal court seeking to stop the January start of the payroll premium for most employees in the state.

Washington Supreme Court to decide police privacy case

The Washington Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will decide whether the identities of Seattle police officers who attended events in the nation’s capital on the day of the insurrection are protected under the state’s public records law.

Gov. Inslee signs executive order for electric fleet

Governor Jay Inslee has signed an executive order that seeks to move state government to an all-electric fleet of vehicles by 2035.

Washington state senators to need COVID test to attend votes

Washington state senators and staff will have to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or submit to regular testing when on campus when the new legislative session starts in January, under a proposal approved by a Senate committee Friday night.

Elderly couple dead in Olympia house fire

Fire officials are investigating the cause of a deadly house fire early Friday morning in Olympia.