Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County, plans to center his 2026 campaign around crime and public safety.

As a multibillion-dollar budget hole looms and costs of living increase, Washington lawmakers are again debating whether to lift the cap on annual property tax rate increases.

Federal prosecutors allege Indiana Virtual School leaders’ campaign donations to GOP politicians were meant to “curry favor” ...

Braun also pointed to a recent business-sponsored poll that found 76% of voters think the Legislature already has the funding it needs to address critical issues. More taxes could spike the cost of ...

Good morning, Early Birds. Snow has frozen Washington overnight, canceling school, delaying in-person federal work and ...

Monday morning up in Albany, the ruling Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly, under state Senate Majority Leader Andrea ...

Alaska Senate leaders signaled Tuesday that they were open to considering new revenue measures this year to help stabilize ...

Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, is standing by comments he made last week to a Fox News reporter about 13-year-old children making their own health care decisions ...

Last month, the FDA authorized the sale of 10 Zyn flavors, marking the first time the agency has backed the public health ...

Citing warnings from President Donald Trump’s border czar, Senate Republicans vowed Tuesday to move quickly on a budget plan ...

A day after she pulled the plug on the push to ram the bill through the state legislature, Hochul is now trying to clean her ...

House Republican leaders on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of cuts to Medicaid benefits as they seek a reconciliation ...