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Roughly 100 trans youth provided testimony attached to the suit, in which three doctors and two other states are joining Attorney General Nick Brown as plaintiffs.

From “forged digital likenesses” to mandating AI detection software, officials in Olympia are considering four bills on the fast-growing technology.

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Monday to create the Family Separation Rapid Response Team to help families of undocumented immigrants.

Nick Brown joined 21 other states to contest the order, which refuses U.S. citizenship to children of undocumented or temporary residents.

A plan to create a state watchdog for the oil industry was deferred, but bills on recycling, salmon and data centers could come under consideration.

Republican legislators said they were pleasantly surprised by his inaugural speech, delivered in the Capitol Dome chamber Wednesday in Olympia. 

Governor-elect Bob Ferguson wants $100M to hire more police officers, but with a $12B budget shortfall, it’s unclear where the funds will come from.

Some local governments spent their COVID relief cash on infrastructure and low-income housing while others opted for controversial police surveillance.

Voters passed Initiative 2066 in November, but opponents, including King County and the city of Seattle, allege it violates the state constitution.

The Western WA county is the first in the nation to face a U.S. Treasury demand to return COVID-19 rent program funds due to fraud.