Latest in Olympia

In our latest poll, only 9% of respondents said they’d recently discussed state-level policy. The Cascade PBS Politics newsletter wants to change that.

Department cuts? Government employee furloughs? New taxes? Cascade PBS helps you break down Olympia’s various proposals for addressing the shortfall.

Laurel Demkovich wants to remind readers — and those in power — that behind every policy is a Washingtonian whose life will be impacted.

For the fourth year in a row, residents said the economy was their top issue for the upcoming session, according to the newest Cascade PBS/Elway Poll.

From updates to the cap-and-trade program to proposed AI regulations, follow some of the legislation moving through Olympia's 2024 session.

The military veteran and Republican from Richland said he'll continue his gubernatorial campaign regardless of the result.

Perhaps lawmakers' strongest action on firearms regulations to date, the proposal needs one more vote in the House before going to the desk of Gov. Inslee.

Meet the dairy cows — and farmers — who are stewards of the rare flower outside Chehalis, Washington.

Daniel Curry spends his days on horseback studying wolves’ migration patterns and deterring them from encroaching on the human landscape.

With 14 years of political reporting under his belt, Joseph O'Sullivan plans to investigate the forces shaping WA government and hold the powerful accountable.