A package of legislative proposals would scale up enrollment efforts and subsidize fees for some students.

Other measures include mandated gun-safety training and imposed liability on firearm manufacturers.

As final ballots from the Feb. 14 special election roll in, 57% of voters are in favor of Initiative 135.

Medication abortion would remain legal. But the lawsuit could disrupt patient care, exacerbate side effects and create logistical barriers.

Lawmakers are starkly divided over how to handle substance possession, even as one bill moves forward.

The Wah Mee tragedy shook the Chinatown-International District 40 years ago. The ensuing media coverage further traumatized a grieving community.

Reporter Joseph O’Sullivan visited one of the state penitentiaries that is trying to change the relationship between guards and prisoners.

One proposal involves replacing the waterscape — dinosaur sculptures and all — with a meadow of native plants. But will the Seattle Landmarks Board sign off?

'We've been here since time immemorial, and we're making a statement that we're going to continue to be here.'

Of the 24,000 residents with felony records now able to vote, just 414 did so last fall. Advocates hope to increase registration and voter education.

Some experts say workers will quickly find new jobs. Others are calling the layoffs the beginning of an economic downturn.

If the legislation passes, Washington would be just the second state in the U.S. to amend its blood alcohol content limit.

Seattle may have the highest rents statewide, but communities such as Walla Walla and Spokane have seen the most drastic losses in affordability.

The Washington Senate's Republican minority leader said he'd welcome an independent investigation into Democrats’ use of ‘legislative privilege.’

Emails obtained by Crosscut show that officials were withholding documents concerning the capital-gains tax and political redistricting.