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Regulators claim they will address public health concerns after an InvestigateWest report exposed officials coordinating with mining corporations.

Scientists say the agency is siding with the companies, even after it acknowledged that open-pit mining in Butte is unsafe and requires major cleanup. 

As food-stamp recipients see grocery budgets tighten, state proposals would shift money to already strained and short-staffed local services.

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.

State lawmakers hope to increase oversight of kids with disabilities sent out of state and prohibit or limit the use of isolation and restraint.

States were given a narrow window to fix long-standing flaws before federal agencies divvy $42B in infrastructure funds.

Washington is one of a handful of states that exempt clergy from reporting suspected abuse. Some lawmakers are trying to change that.

After billions in telecom subsidies, it may take a new public approach to connect some 'last mile' areas like rural Grays Harbor County to broadband.

Look up your address to check the accuracy of the maps, which could impact up to $900 million in federal aid to Washington.

A proposal from Washington's Public Works Board would limit the power of private companies' objections to stall public broadband projects.