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Months after the 2020 election, lawmakers are considering a slew of election-related proposals.

The state Legislature passed the ban on single-use plastic bags with bipartisan support in 2020, but the pandemic has delayed its implementation.

Bellevue teens who love dogs take their advocacy work to Olympia to propose a bill and see it through.

John Braun: U.S. Navy veteran, businessman, father of four, and now one of the most powerful Republicans in the state.

June 19 is already celebrated as the end of slavery in the United States. Lawmakers are debating making it an official government holiday.

Budget writers may find the money for the new office, but questions remain about where it would get its power and authority.

The threats to Puget Sound's orcas will pose many tests to our ability to respond, starting with the Legislature. 

A look back at what happened locally and nationally the past 12 months — with a twist.

A chimpanzee sanctuary near Cle Elum offers shelter to apes formerly confined to research labs.

We know the problem: The whales are starving. We've tried just about everything to address that — except the one thing we really need to do.