A key component of the plan will allow experienced public defenders to exceed caseload limits previously set by the state — ...

The Washington Legislature had cut all funding previously allocated for the Imagination Library free book program from the ...

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library will continue to offer free books to children younger than 5 for at least the next year, ...

State Superintendent Chris Reykdal is very concerned about potential education cuts from the federal government, but says the ...

Pat Williams, a New Deal-style Democrat who won Montana's great liberal-conservative showdown of 1992 to become the state's ...

Washington state made an arrest in an MMIWP case, marking a significant step for the newly formed Cold Case Unit focused on ...

Reykdal said the program is "affordable and scalable," with each book costing $2.60. Half of that cost is typically covered by local partners, and the other half by the state budget. This year, that ...

OSPI has committed discretionary funds to maintain Washington’s Imagination Library program for the 2025–26 fiscal year ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson does not anticipate calling lawmakers back to Olympia for a special session to address the state’s budget ...

Washington D.C. is at the heart of a heated fiscal debate aiming to redefine who bears the burden of state and local taxes ...

Shasti Conrad was elected DNC vice chair, giving her a voice in crafting the party’s strategy for responding to the Trump ...

Few, if any, members of the Washington state Legislature have been allowed to climb to the top of the state Capitol dome this century.