legislative session

(Runtime 4:05)OLYMPIA, Wash. — People carried cardboard cutouts of colorful monarch butterflies and waved flags from different countries. They were…

(Runtime 1:01) This year, Washington state faces a significant budget shortfallsomewhere between $10 and $12 billion. As lawmakers meet for the…

By Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News NetworkWith the bang of a gavel just after midday Monday, the 105-day legislative session began for Washington’s…

By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network After hours of public speeches, the Washington Legislature decided Monday to once again make changes to the…

By: Jeanie Lindsay / NW News Network A majority of lawmakers in the Washington Legislature decided Monday to approve three voter initiatives, after weeks…

By: Jeanie Lindsey, NW News NetworkWith just a few weeks left in this year's legislative session, Washington lawmakers are starting to unveil budget plans…

(Runtime 1:11)A new clean energy project proposal that includes the construction of hundreds of wind turbines in the Columbia Basin, is facing pushback…