Washington State

The Washington State Department of Transportation is relocating employees and scaling back access to its aging headquarters on the Capitol Campus in Olympia amid continuing concerns about the building’s structural integrity.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an emergency proclamation Monday to temporarily suspend some state laws in order to fast-track the recovery process from wildfires ravaging central and eastern Washington.

A five-soldier Montana National Guard team will deploy Tuesday to help support fire response in Washington after Gov. Greg Gianforte responded to a request.

Three fires that are part of the Spokane Complex have burned more than 8,000 acres and hundreds of structures, homes in Washington

Drivers with low incomes will soon be able to pay less to travel on two of Washington’s newest tolled roadways.

Trump has long been an opponent of wind power and has gone to great lengths to block the development of both offshore and onshore wind.

Concerns are growing over how majority Democrats in Olympia are managing the state’s finances and what he described as a souring mood among business leaders, who are questioning if Washington is where they want to be.

Washington voters will get their chance in November to embrace or reject the state’s new income tax on households with earnings greater than a million dollars a year.

An investigation of Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission members launched by Gov. Bob Ferguson last summer is taking longer and costing more than expected.

As now written, owners of domestic animals, owner’s family members, an owner’s employee or the agent of an owner can kill one gray wolf without a permit if it’s caught attacking livestock.