Washington State

The state legislation would allow cities and counties to tax the rentals to fund affordable housing.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last week it will hold two online public meetings later this month to get feedback on a $1.5 billion project to run a 100-mile-long high-voltage power line under the Columbia River.

The company is out with a 10-page report with housing priorities it wants to see lawmakers in Olympia tackle this year.

A federal court ruled that Trump lacked authority to rewrite federal election rules without congressional approval.

Transportation is the biggest share of emissions in the state. Advocates are frustrated by how long it’s taking for the program to start.

Instead of monster-size reactors, the state is now home to multiple ventures involving smaller reactors — all using technologies unheard of in the 1970s and 1980s.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared a public health emergency Wednesday over this month’s flooding in Washington state.

The complaint argued that commissioners violated state requirements for open meetings and records disclosure, and that they disregarded mandates to maximize hunting and fishing.

The university had argued that its own interest in avoiding campus disruption outweighed the professor's First Amendment interest.

Planners say they need the Coast Guard to green light a design, a decision expected in the spring. Construction isn’t getting any cheaper.