Police officials also oppose the bill, arguing it is ill-timed given the dramatic rise in traffic deaths in the past few years. In 2023, over 800 people died on Washington roads, the highest mark ...

Washington has the third-highest gasoline and diesel prices in the U.S., according to AAA. Environmental groups, alternative fuel producers and some electric utilities support the bill.

“Washington state, as of last year, had over 41,000 school-aged children who were unhoused. This bill specifically would ban families and those children from existing in the very areas they need ...

House Bill 1921 would begin the process of reshaping the state’s method of taxing travel on Washington roads. The state has historically relied on gas taxes to pay for transportation ...

I could not do it." Tim Thompson / Bradel Images//Getty Images Interstate 5 in Washington. Why let severe speeders keep driving even in this limited capacity? The bill cites data from the American ...

Several trade groups testified against the bill. Emily Wittman from the Association of Washington Business said it would “divert money” from low- and middle-income students, and Rose Feliciano ...

However, Brian Heywood of Let’s Go Washington argued on X that the bill “pretends to protect the initiative process while making the gathering process more difficult and creating risk of ...

a new bill — Senate Bill 5496 — has been introduced in Washington. The bill seeks to limit business and investment entities from acquiring excessive numbers of single-family residential ...