Washington state has beaten California and New York in their race to soak the rich. While California and New York have, respectively, the highest and third-highest state income tax rates, Washington's ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — State and local offices across Washington are being directed to remove the word “alien” from state statutes and replace it with “noncitizen” under a new law aimed at modernizing legal ...

The Washington State Parks system is raising a handful of fees for the first time in more than a decade, amid rising costs and a tightened budget. More than 40 million people visit Washington state ...

Washington state has enacted a new law barring all law‑enforcement personnel — including Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — from wearing masks while on duty. Governor Bob Ferguson, a ...

Travis Kalanick chose to ditch California on Dec. 18 for a reason. The Uber co-founder relocated from San Francisco to Austin, Texas, exactly 14 days before California's would-be billionaire wealth ...

In March, the Washington State Legislature passed Senate Bill 6346, a controversial bill establishing a new income tax on millionaires. SB 6346, which taxes households bringing in more than $1 million ...

People who live and work in Washington state don’t currently pay any income tax. But in a few years, a small group of residents will be subject to one: Washington lawmakers recently passed a bill that ...

Severe storms have hammered much of Western Washington this winter, damaging homes, businesses, roads and more. As of mid-February, Washington state had suffered an estimated $182.3 million in public ...

Washington state legislators just voted overwhelmingly to allow Rivian and Lucid to sell electric vehicles directly to consumers, ending a 12-year arrangement that gave Tesla exclusive access to ...

Washington State Parks raises nonresident reservation fee from $5 to $15 on April 1. Senior off-season pass fee increases $25 to $100 effective Sept. 1. Roofed accommodations change effective Jan. 1, ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state lawmakers have approved a budget provision directing an independent review of how state agencies prevent fraud, waste, and abuse — a move supporters say will go ...