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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.

Six months in, 22 of 31 missing persons have been found. But critical relationships between police and tribal governments show room for improvement.  

Ahead of the 2023 legislative session, politics reporter Joseph O'Sullivan offers a crash course on state firearms restrictions.

Gov. Inslee said he'd find answers on the documents, which were shelved by a senior adviser he appointed last year to lead the prison ombuds agency.

The Indian Child Welfare Act aims to keep Native children in Indigenous homes. But a SCOTUS ruling could render it moot — and set a consequential precedent.

Gov. Jay Inslee's two-year blueprint includes adding 2,200 units of housing, with money for another 5,300 units to be approved by voters.

The Alliance for Gun Responsibility's policy agenda for the upcoming legislative session also includes a permit-to-purchase law.

State officials have decided to push forward a voter-approved measure requiring annual background checks of pistol and semiautomatic rifle owners.