Voters are deciding whether to raise property taxes to fund walk-in behavioral health centers, residential treatment and higher wages.

Baker’s work — including their latest collection, ‘ballast’ — orbits the ‘afterlife of slavery,’ provoking wonder and a bit of a shiver.

Children and teens from seven tribes gathered on Whidbey Island to explore the traditional food culture of their ancestors.

Voters in King County and 18 others will weigh in on school levies and other local issues on Tuesday, April 25.

After two years of unsuccessful negotiations, Washington may not have a law against drug possession starting in July.

From gun regulations to affordable housing and a new state dinosaur, these are the initiatives that passed — and some that were not so lucky.

The U.N. High Seas Treaty is a historic agreement for marine conservation, but its impact on the plummeting fish population is still uncertain.

Completed with less than 36 hours left in the 2023 session, the budget boosts funding for state worker wages, special education and climate issues.

As of July 23, people who are trans or queer, those escaping domestic violence, and refugees will be able to change their name confidentially.

HB 1134 will fund mobile units and increased training for the hotline and response service that launched last summer.

Khmer community members visited City Hall for a proclamation that recognized a traumatic period in their collective history.

Rebel flags once flew over Fifth Avenue — and it wasn't just about the 'Gone With the Wind' premiere.

Decades after the Civil War, nostalgia for the 'Lost Cause' took hold in the Northwest. Knute Berger explains how.

Plus, movies for art-loving earthlings at the Seattle Black Film Festival and the Seattle Nordic Film Festival.

SB 5614 was designed to improve working conditions for exotic dancers. Income from liquor sales would've paid for some of the changes.

Citizens can still own assault-style rifles — but they will not be able to buy or import most AR-type weapons after HB 1240 is signed.

Meanwhile, state lawmakers will defend their use of 'legislative privilege' to hide messages from the public in a case brought by the Washington Coalition of Open Government and others.

Battery manufacturers operating in the state will be responsible for making the recycling process easier and cheaper for consumers.

Six Kirkland high school students were advocating for Senate Bill 5171, a proposal to end gender-based pricing. 

As justices consider overturning the FDA's 23-year-old approval of mifepristone, Washington state continues to protect access to the drug.