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Since 2003, there has been bipartisan support among legislators to patch the state's mandatory-reporter law exemption.

Black, Indigenous and Latino people in Washington have disproportionately higher court fines and fees, a recent study found, making it harder for some to rebuild after prison.

The 'supported release' pilot program would provide nonviolent defendants housing assistance, addiction treatment or mental health counseling while awaiting trial.

Sen. Manka Dhingra has called for a joint session to address the practice, which splits up families and costs taxpayers millions.

Though state lawmakers approved the money last April to help undocumented immigrants, none has been distributed.

None of the maps proposed by members of the state Redistricting Commission would create a Yakima Valley district where most eligible voters are Latino, a new analysis finds.

The changes are part of a larger push to reduce barriers to entering the legal marijuana system.

Some advocates want the state redistricting commission to 'stop focusing on preserving incumbents’ and instead aim to keep communities of color together.

Now, legislators think they have a fix to bring the public-option law they passed two years ago to every county. 

The U.S. and Washington state are now formally celebrating June 19 to mark the end of slavery.