Republican state Sen. Steve Nass of Whitewater, who has said he is likely to vote against the budget plan, wants more than $87 million cut from the system's funding stream.

Washington isn’t in any immediate budget danger and has more than $2 billion in emergency reserves. Still, Chapman-See said the financial situation is why agencies are being pressed to further ...

The night of May 7 was a challenge for Washington’s nascent agency tasked with investigating when police kill people. The new state Office of Independent Investigations started looking into such ...

Butch T. Cougar waves to Beavers fans before the game against Washington State at Reser Stadium at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore. on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

EVERETT — In a room on the Washington State Everett campus, students practice defusing cybersecurity threats using a miniature model city with skyscrapers, a power plant, office buildings, a ...

Microsoft laid off 305 jobs in Redmond, Washington on Monday, according to a filing with the Washington State Employment Security Department (WSESD). The filing labeled the layoffs as permanent ...

News Higher education Washington State University’s new president is rapidly reversing predecessor’s administrative decisions Sun., June 1, 2025 Elizabeth Cantwell speaks during an interview ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State University is dissolving the Office of the Chancellor effective June 1. The university announced the move as part of a strategic shift in leadership structure to ...

A Washington state man, who came to the United States from the Philippines as a young child and is a green card holder, was detained by immigration agents as he returned from vacation with his family.

Some Maryland universities reported plans to layoff dozens of employees and freeze hiring as administrators try to account for a 7 percent across-the-board cut in state funding.

Politics Medicaid cut threatens $700M loss for Washington state President Donald Trump’s proposed spending cuts to Medicaid could cost Washington state an estimated $700 million annually.

Microsoft will lay off 1,985 employees in Washington state starting July 12, including 475 remote workers, according to a WARN notice. It’s the largest local cut since 2023.