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What you need to know about WA’s proposed $70B budget For the past two weeks, state lawmakers have been rolling out tentative budget plans. It’s still early — and lawmakers… READ MORE

Traffic safety, ferries, State Patrol targeted in proposed transportation budgets Lawmakers for House and Senate Transportation committees each released budget proposals this week for the 2023-25 biennium, with a focus… READ MORE

House committee members amend Senate’s version of drug possession bill. Here’s what’s different A bill to address the Washington state Supreme Court’s Blake decision on drug possession was amended Tuesday… READ MORE

WA Senate panel OKs assault weapon ban, a day after Nashville shooting A bill outlawing sale of assault weapons passed a critical test in the state Senate on Tuesday, moving… READ MORE

House proposes $69.5 billion ‘Resilient Washington’ budget, slightly more than Senate’s plan House budget writers proposed a $69.5 billion operating budget for the two-year, 2023-25 biennium on Monday. “We still… READ MORE