OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers voted Tuesday to remove parents’ ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption from vaccinating their children for measles, although medical and religious exemptions will remain….
In using misinformation and promoting fraudulent science to oppose a bill regarding vaccines, state Sens. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, and Ann Rivers, R-La Center, have poorly served their constituents. Wilson and…
A bill to eliminate the death penalty from Washington’s statutes won’t reach the governor’s desk to become law this year. The Senate passed a death-penalty abolition bill on Feb. 15…
OLYMPIA — House Speaker Frank Chopp said Thursday he is still planning to “step aside” as leader shortly after the legislative session ends — even if a successor hasn’t been chosen. Since…
While many of the details of a replacement Interstate 5 Bridge have yet to be worked out, Washington lawmakers have overwhelmingly passed a bill that’s intended to hasten the project’s…
If the county can reach that Sunday without adding confirmed measles cases to its current count of 73, the local outbreak will be officially declared over. On Monday, Clark County…
Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that could undercut financial support for public-sector unions, a bill is advancing through the state Legislature that critics…
Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that could undercut financial support for public-sector unions, a bill is advancing through the state Legislature that critics…
Washington could be on the brink of requiring all school districts to teach comprehensive sexual health education, including lessons on birth control, healthy relationships and consent. Senate Bill 5395, requested…
East Vancouver — Union High School student Rory McDonald served as a page recently in the Washington State House of Representatives. He was sponsored by state Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver….
