Some bills that address housing and homelessness are still alive in the Washington State Legislature, but a deadline looms ...

Lawmakers filed into the Capitol building in Olympia, Washington on Monday, Jan. 13, the first day of the 2025 session.

In Bob Ferguson’s start as Washington's governor, his centrist streak on tax and budget issues has thrilled independents, ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department ... aimed at supporting organizations that provide services to individuals at risk of homelessness or recently homeless.

Gov. Bob Ferguson says his proposals, combined with cuts suggested by former Gov. Jay Inslee, would close about $7 billion of ...

Wages are also driving the gap between supply and demand. Early learning and child care wages remain incredibly low, with ...

Bob Brawdy [email protected] Kennewick, WA With little luck and money ... The program also enrolls foster care, tribal, homeless and special education students, and serves some students ...

Access to facilities, including restrooms and trails, could be limited at national parks and U.S. Forest Service lands, ...

Jessica Bateman, chair of the Senate Housing Committee, leads a meeting Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia ... help keep people avoid homelessness, but opponents ...

It’s an old saw in Olympia: A lawmaker’s job is not so ... In the past, he’s covered everything from arts to homelessness to movie reviews for newspapers and radio. Gabriel Spitzer is ...

Supporters of the bill argue that it would protect more vulnerable tenants from evictions amid a rise in homelessness ... Jessica Bateman, an Olympia Democrat, aims to increase housing development ...

The Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge near Olympia, which is managed by ... use drugs or set up homeless encampments in the forest without adequate park enforcement.