The Thurston County Auditor’s Office Elections Division will conduct a random audit of the Feb. 10 special election on ...

The Washington State Senate in a 29-19 vote passed legislation restricting access to voter registration data, just over a ...

Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders has announced a bid for a second term. He announced his reelection campaign Thursday, Feb. 5, with a one-sentence post to his personal “Sheriff … ...

Two drivers were transported to Providence St. Peter Hospital with serious injuries following a head-on collision on state Route 507 in Thurston County on Tuesday. The at-fault driver, … ...

Construction at the site of Helion’s planned fusion power plant in Malaga, Washington, in Chelan County. The company has a power purchase agreement to provide energy from the facility to Microsoft by ...

A bill sponsored by a small bipartisan group of state senators seeks to bring deeper transparency to campaign finances in the state of Washington during this year’s legislative session. The … ...

It was more than a year ago when voters approved a ballot measure to protect access to natural gas service in homes and other buildings, undercutting Washington’s efforts to transition away from ...

Last month, I found myself in a committee hearing room in Olympia, listening to a panel of labor-union officials testify in favor of sharp restrictions on initiative signature drives. They said ...

If lawmakers want to clamp down on citizen initiatives, Washington state Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, says they should be willing to follow the same rules themselves. In a news release, Walsh … ...

A 60-day legislative session can be a cruel thing if you’re hoping to see a bill passed. Many policy ideas in the Washington Legislature met their end less than a month in, as they … ...

Yelm Education Association (YEA) has formally submitted a vote of no confidence in Yelm Community Schools Superintendent Chris Woods. 77.7% of voting YEA members voted in favor of the no confidence … ...

As corporate ownership of residential property across the country rises nationwide, researchers from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Center for Geospatial Solutions, which is housed at … ...