The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday perpetuated a years-long fight between an Anglo couple and a Native American tribe over a single acre of land in Washington state, finding the Evergreen State’s high court must decide whether common law bars sovereign immunity for the tribe when real estate is involved.
Read moreJust months after the city of Seattle passed a tax on sugary drinks, health advocates and soda magnates are firing up efforts to influence Washington voters on similar taxes in the future.
Read moreThe Puyallup tribe sued Washington state in Pierce County Court, claiming operations in and around Commencement Bay and a liquefied natural gas project will harm the salmon and shellfish upon which the tribe’s sustenance and traditions depend.
Read moreThe federal government intends to restore grizzly bears in the remote North Cascade Mountains of Washington state, a goal that represents “the American conservation ethic come to life,” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday.
Read moreSix state court judges from Franklin and Benton counties in Washington state sued to force the Franklin County court clerk to keep paper files of cases, despite switching to a paperless system late last year.
Read moreA Native American tribe that tried to fend off quiet-title claims with sovereign immunity struggled to make their case Wednesday at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read moreWashington state governor Jay Inslee signed a number of bills Monday aimed at improving voter access, including automatic voter registration and allowing teenagers to pre-register to vote.
Read moreA high-speed rail line connecting Seattle and Portland with Vancouver, British Columbia, could be a possibility, as Washington state’s governor and British Columbia’s premier promised more funding Friday to study such a project.
Read moreWashington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Tuesday that bans bump stocks from being sold, manufactured and owned in the state, following several other states that have done the same.
Read moreJust hours before the deadline Thursday night, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee decided to veto a controversial bill that would have allowed state lawmakers to be exempt from the state’s open records law.
Read moreDeputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced additional reward money totaling $1.5 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for murdering federal prosecutor Tom Wales.
Read moreA new satellite-based early warning system could provide accurate information on the size and epicenter of an earthquake moments after it initially occurs, which similar tools often cannot capture.
Read moreA former state court judge can be reimbursed for a class he was ordered to take about the harms of soliciting sex workers, the Washington Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday.
Read moreThe largest U.S. producer of farmed Atlantic salmon was fined $332,000 on Tuesday for alleged violations of Washington state water quality laws after hundreds of thousands of invasive Atlantic salmon were released last year into waters famed for their native salmon, state officials said.
Read moreWashington state Governor Jay Inslee on Monday rejected a plan to build a massive oil-by-rail terminal at the Port of Vancouver.
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