The growing divide between federal disability income and rent is leading more people into homelessness.

After weeks of back and forth, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Friday she would release funding for Seattle's lauded diversion program. 

The public wants its representatives to act. These bills in Olympia could help.

Redistricting — the once-per-decade exercise of redrawing political boundaries — is set to begin next year.

Residents say city regulations are making it difficult and expensive to perform needed repairs. State lawmakers want to help.

Dozens of Japanese Americans will gather in Tacoma on Sunday to serve as allies in the push to shut down ICE detention centers. 

Bipartisan proposals before the state legislature would help scientists learn about storing carbon in soils and invest in GPS-guided tractors and climate-friendly cattle feed.

Your favorite takeout spot could go compostable-only under a legislative proposal.

As she enters the second half of her term, the mayor projects optimism, even amid concerns about homelessness, public safety.

The dozen LGBTQ women came from an ICE facility in New Mexico, which was abruptly closed after complaints about medical care and the death of one woman.

In a first, the vote-by-mail election will actually count when it comes to deciding the Democratic nominee for president. Here’s how it will work. 

After losing her daughter two years ago, a mother explains why Washington should restrict access to high capacity magazines.

“They were prosecuting us the most for cannabis...now, they’re on the street corners in our neighborhoods, selling that stuff to us."

Mayor Durkan was on a business trip to D.C. during the January shooting. Then council president Lisa Herbold says notification should have been clearer.

Three proposals in the state Legislature seek to help those with past convictions volunteer in schools, clear their records and earn their right to vote back faster.