As lawmakers head into the final days of the 105-day regular legislative session, Gov. Jay Inslee acknowledged Wednesday that the clock might run out before a budget deal is struck and agreement is reached on other bills he says are still in play.
Washington state lawmakers have found a creative way to pass a large chunk of their health care expenses along to Washington, D.C. - and analysts say others are likely to follow suit.
The bill would allow immigrants, among others, who have lived in Oregon for at least a year and meet other requirements, to apply for driver's licenses without proving legal presence.
House Democrats in Washington state have dropped their plan to extend the state's beer tax and backed away from other revenue proposals they felt were distracting.
Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday signed off on the final installment of a six-year effort to make language in the state's copious laws gender-neutral.
The Senate has approved a measure that could shift thousands of part-time state employees and education workers into the state exchange that will be part of the federal health care overhaul.
Brewers gathered at the Capitol to protest the permanent extension of a beer tax on large brewers that is extended to small brewers under a House budget proposal.
Another measure seeking to control gun violence failed in the state Legislature on Wednesday, with senators deciding not to vote on a bill that would have required people to surrender their weapons when they are placed under a restraining order.
A Republican-dominated coalition in the Washington state Senate blocked discussion on a plan to require insurers to cover abortion Wednesday, voting down a procedural motion after a tense exchange about why the legislation has languished in the chamber.
Washington state is delaying its timeline for granting marijuana growing and processing licenses - and that means legal marijuana sales likely won't begin before next spring.
Gov. Jay Inslee and a bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a plan on Tuesday that would make changes to the state's impaired driving laws, including requiring an arrest on the first offense and mandatory jail time if offenders don't enroll in a sobriety program after a second arrest.
The Senate has unanimously approved a bill that sets up steps on what should be done if legal amounts of marijuana are "inadvertently" left at stores that have pharmacies.
Supporters of gun control in Washington state are laying the groundwork for an initiative campaign to try and expand the use of background checks if a similar proposal fails to pass Congress.
A bill introduced in Congress would fix the conflict between the federal government's marijuana prohibition and state laws that allow medical or recreational use.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Legislature will begin hearing public testimony on a proposal that would grant short-term driver's licenses to people who live in the country illegally.
A Senate committee on Thursday will begin considering Senate Bill 833.
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Brewers pour into Olympia to protest proposed beer tax
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State delaying marijuana licenses until Dec. 1
Senate OKs bill on what to do about dropped pot
Gun control supporters may file background check initiative
New bill would ease state-federal marijuana conflict
Oregon debates driver's licenses for people illegally in US