HB 1999 would close a legal recourse loophole by outlawing the use of a minor’s face to digitally fabricate sexual content.

Bonds raise taxes for building and maintenance. While the proposal faces hurdles, there is a precedent — school levies needed 60% approval until 2007.

Advocates say fear of financial hardship undermines bargaining leverage. Opponents say the bill will increase business costs or prolong work stoppages.

Since Jan. 1, agriculture has a 40-hour work week. But the system drew concerns from some growers over labor costs — and has workers split, too.

Too many cases, too few lawyers and too little money hurt local governments’ ability to provide effective counsel to those with financial constraints.

The life-saving opioid reversal medication is currently available only at high schools in districts with 2,000 or more students.

A bill would name the Native history program after the late advocate, longtime state Sen. John McCoy (lulilaš), who inspired its creation.

House Bill 1889 would remove citizenship requirements from certifications for jobs ranging from security guards to private investigators.

In Washington, clergy are not mandated reporters. After a similar bill died last year, new language would offer exemptions for sacramental confessions.

But workers it would affect can’t weigh in. Ethics rules prevent them from lobbying on bills — even ones that would define their ability to unionize.

From updates to the cap-and-trade program to proposed AI regulations, follow some of the legislation moving through Olympia's 2024 session.

In support of a bill that would void interview statements if a court finds deceptive police tactics, Knox described her 53-hour questioning in Italy.

‘You don’t want to stop innovation. You don’t want to stop commerce. But you don’t want to stop people’s civil rights.’

Lawmakers are expected to focus the 2024 session on behavioral health, housing and homelessness, the environment, public safety and transportation.