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A decade after it was founded, TerraPower has been thwarted by the Trump Administration’s China policy. Now it’s banking on Plan B.

Rep. Adam Smith has introduced legislation that would effectively stop the Department of Energy from reclassifying the site's most hazardous wastes. 

Watchdogs fear that a recent administration order will make the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board less effective and nuclear waste sites more dangerous.

While the state Department of Ecology is concerned about meeting deadlines, the proposed solution from the Department of Energy is a non-starter.

In an unusual step, House Speaker Frank Chopp has personally introduced a bill to create a new hospital in Seattle.

Law enforcement is balking but a number of legislators in both parties think the law could be relaxed.

The proposed state broadband office would facilitate internet connectivity in communities across Washington state.

The Washington governor used the address to call for efforts on mental health, orca recovery and education.

Days before the beginning of the Legislature, both parties agree that something must be done.

Respondents identified social services as a high priority for the state Legislature, while climate change and orcas lagged.