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Meanwhile, state lawmakers will defend their use of 'legislative privilege' to hide messages from the public in a case brought by the Washington Coalition of Open Government and others.

The House and Senate agreed that pursuit is allowable when there's reasonable suspicion a violent offense has occurred, or could.

The amended measure mandates a less-severe punishment than previous versions and drops a requirement for pre-arrest substance-abuse services.

House Bill 1110 is one of several proposals this year intended to ease an affordability crisis across Washington due to a statewide shortage.

Lawmakers are looking to invest revenue from the Climate Commitment Act in electric buses, ferries and more clean-energy projects around the state.

Perhaps lawmakers' strongest action on firearms regulations to date, the proposal needs one more vote in the House before going to the desk of Gov. Inslee.

The Washington governor announced Tuesday that he plans to stockpile 30,000 courses to hedge against a possible federal ban.

Democratic lawmakers are celebrating last week's state Supreme Court ruling, but it's unclear where tax reform will go from here.

Democratic lawmakers will work with Gov. Jay Inslee's office to negotiate a final agreement before the legislative session ends.

The 7-2 decision, which reverses a lower court ruling, is the latest development in nearly a century of fights over how to structure the state tax system.