Consumers want, and governments demand, less of the non-biodegradable substance. These manufacturers are looking for alternatives.

The secretary of state is WA's top elections official. Kim Wyman is leaving the post to join the Biden administration.

An effort to generate energy along the Columbia through a concept called 'pumped storage' has drawn pushback from tribes and environmental groups.

In Washington state and across the country, the financial realities of child care are like mismatched puzzle pieces jammed together.

Legislators say they didn’t mean for past misconduct to be off-limits, but that’s how a state commission has interpreted the new law.

The Senate’s recent confirmation of three federal judges in Washington reveals a deliberate effort to increase diversity in the courts.

Most of the ballots have been counted for Nov. 2 elections in Seattle and King County. Seattle has a new mayor, Bruce Harrell.

If the results hold, this election will represent a major setback for the growing numbers of people in Seattle calling for a radical rethinking of criminal justice in the city.

In the Nov. 2 election, Incumbent King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert lost to challenger Sarah Perry, while County Executive Dow Constantine won a fourth term.

King County voters will choose their next executive and five county council members. 

A law making it easier to decertify problem officers won’t cause elected sheriffs to lose their jobs, as it would for other cops.