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Emails obtained by Crosscut show that officials were withholding documents concerning the capital-gains tax and political redistricting.

Officials are trying a new program inspired by Norway to improve quality of life. The challenge is convincing officers to change their approach.

The case is part of a century-old struggle to make the state's tax system more progressive.

Records obtained by Crosscut show that House lawmakers used 'legislative privilege' to shield emails, memos and text messages from public view.

Despite a 2019 state Supreme Court ruling, legislators are shielding documents by claiming a loophole of 'legislative privilege.'

As the 2023 legislative session gets underway, Inslee is pushing an ambitious housing package and a prohibition on semiautomatic rifles.

The legislative session kicks off today in Olympia, and state lawmakers have a full agenda: gun regulations, education, big budget questions and more.

State residents say the cost of living and housing are big issues as lawmakers draft a new budget, according to a new Crosscut/Elway poll.

Two years after the WA Supreme Court struck down the state's felony possession law in the Blake decision, the Legislature is reconsidering drug laws.

From Seattle to Baltimore, cities are recycling felled urban trees into furniture, construction projects and guitars.