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Gov. Jay Inslee's decision to veto a tribal consultation portion of the Climate Commitment Act has stirred up conversation among tribal leaders. 

Efforts to take down the missionary’s statue have resurfaced this year with a proposal to replace it with the renowned Nisqually activist.

Native communities are not a monolith — and a new survey shows the range of their political priorities and attitudes.

Raquel Montoya-Lewis didn't meet a lawyer until law school. Now she wants others from underrepresented communities to picture themselves in the legal system.

Washington lawmakers passed the Native American Voting Rights Act last year, but they couldn't have expected the pandemic and wildfires to come. 

Rehiring and paying employees are among big problems on the horizon for many businesses.

Yakima's population is nearly half Latinx, yet it took a tumultuous voting rights battle to open the door to more Latinx elected officials. Now the city council has just one.

It’s been more than a week since Paul Chiyokten Wagner and a crew of other climate activists began camping out by Washington’s Capitol building in Olympia.

The ambitious plan is viewed as a first step, with advocates pushing for a follow-up.

After losing its first Somali council member, the community reacts to the City Council's replacement.