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The measure would open up rural areas for low-interest state loans and grants by defining frontier counties, with less than 50 residents per square mile.

Proposed legislation could mean local school districts in Washington could lose state funding if their school boards don't allow certain state mandated curriculum

Ranked choice voting is a method of casting ballots in which voters may rank multiple candidates in order of preference.

Spokane Valley Republican Senator Mike Padden has a bipartisan bill that would keep Washington on standard time permanently.

The increase of nearly $14 million applies specifically to non-emergency Medicaid calls, which had not had a boost in funding for 19 years.

Inslee said he spoke to both Republicans and Democrats before setting May 16th as the date for the legislature to begin drafting a new drug possession law.

The Center Square reports SB 5352 makes changes to 2021 legislation enacted under HB 1054 that raised the threshold to trigger a police vehicular pursuit from "reasonable suspicion" to "probable cause" that a suspect had committed a crime for certain crimes.

The legislature adjourned for the year after 15 Democrats joined all Republicans to reject the proposal, which included a gross misdemeanor penalty for possession.

The controversial bill would allow police to chase suspects on a limited basis.

The bill bans the sale, manufacture, and import of assault weapons in Washington state while allowing exemptions for law enforcement and the military.