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The Washington Legislature's third attempt in a decades-long battle against transparency is — like the previous efforts — not going smoothly.

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

Other measures include mandated gun-safety training and imposed liability on firearm manufacturers.

Lawmakers are starkly divided over how to handle substance possession, even as one bill moves forward.

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.

The Washington Senate's Republican minority leader said he'd welcome an independent investigation into Democrats’ use of ‘legislative privilege.’

Emails obtained by Crosscut show that officials were withholding documents concerning the capital-gains tax and political redistricting.

Officials are trying a new program inspired by Norway to improve quality of life. The challenge is convincing officers to change their approach.

The case is part of a century-old struggle to make the state's tax system more progressive.

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