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(Runtime 1:10)A bill aimed at expanding more housing options across Washington state is under consideration in the Legislature. Engrossed Senate Bill 5471…

For workers in Washington state, there are a number of bills being brought forward this legislative session that labor leaders hope will make working life better in the state.The Washington State Labor Council has introduced its legislative agenda for 2025, which focuses on improving child labor laws, bargaining over artificial intelligence in public sector jobs and improving wages and benefits.

By signing into law House Bill 1512, Washington state will create an online toolkit meant to assist families and law enforcement seeking to locate and recover missing persons. The act, known as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Persons and Lucian Act, is in part named after Lucian Munguia, who was 4 years old when he went missing in Yakima last September. His body was recovered in December.

On April 20, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1177 that establishes a cold case unit specifically for missing and murdered Indigenous women and people in the state. “This legislation will ensure that Indigenous victims of crime receive robust, thorough investigations, and potential prosecution,” Inslee said.

(Runtime 1:12)Thousands of farmworkers, advocates and farmers testified at the Washington Legislature on proposed Senate Bill 5476 that seeks to modify…

Listen: Capitol Correspondent Austin Jenkins wraps up the legislative session / Runtime: 4 minutesREAD:That’s a wrap. Washington’s sprint-like, 60-day…

Listen: Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins reports on the budget deal. (Runtime: 59 seconds)Majority Democrats in the Washington House and Senate on…

Democrats who control the Washington Legislature have sealed a deal to raise and spend nearly $17 billion over the next 16 years on transportation…

An effort to jump-start the pace of earthquake retrofits to older school buildings in Washington has passed the legislature. The Evergreen State has long…

This is the final week of Washington’s legislative session. But already a number of proposals have met their demise – especially following a key cut-off…