The Washington state Capitol in Olympia is pretty quiet these days as legislators work from home. (GeekWire Photo / John Cook) Washington state legislators this week approved a new tax on capital ...

The Washington Legislature convenes on Monday for a short, 60-day session. Top issues include delaying and making fixes to the state's long-term care insurance program, clarifying some of last ...

Washington National Guard members walk in formation away from the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Members of the Guard and Washington State Patrol ...

The Capitol Campus is much quieter now that Washington’s 2025 legislative session has wrapped, but the gardens of the surrounding grounds are still buzzing with springtime activity.

Family members of a woman who was murdered in Seattle went to the state capitol on Sunday to call attention to what they ...

Permanent displays: You might not think of it as a museum, but there’s plenty of history here, and daily guided tours for visitors. Washington’s Capitol, also known as the Legislative Building ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Hundreds of people rallied outside the state Capitol Friday in support of a bill that would place limits on annual rent increases. House Bill 1217 passed in the Washington state ...

When the people of Washington State’s 43rd Legislative District elected to send me to the state capitol to represent them by a 68–32 percent margin in November 2024, it was only the second ...

Thousands of protesters marched to the state Capitol Campus Saturday, Nov. 4, amid protests around the world opposing the continuing conflict in Gaza.

OLYMPIA — At least 1,000 people gathered Saturday at the Washington Capitol campus to oppose Gov. Jay Inslee’s emergency orders requiring COVID-19 vaccines for state workers, school employees ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Capitol will receive a new monument honoring the state’s first Black pioneer George Bush and his son, William Owen Bush, who was the state’s first Black ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Indigenous population in Washington state is expected to grow by nearly 12% in the next 10 years. But last year in the state Legislature there was just one Native lawmaker ...