Unintentional drowning is the No. 1 cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 in Florida, according to the Florida Department ...

The proposed law, which aims to clarify abortion exceptions during medical emergencies, was supposed to be a rare win. But in ...

Democrats had vowed to prevent the passage of any proposed constitutional amendments to try and force Republicans to amend the controversial school voucher bill. Republicans didn't give in.

A child welfare bill banning child marriage and prohibiting the state from seizing foster children’s Social Security benefits passed Tuesday.

A few bad trades—in tariff wars and in Luka Dončić—plus a gambling-plan meltdown have undercut the mega-donor's ambitions.

Michael Soter, a Bellingham Republican, says he has narrowed his focus to potentially running for a statewide constitutional office in 2026, telling the Herald he has multiple donors lined up if he ...

Sunday marked the final day of Washington state’s 2025 legislative session, an occasion known as Sine Die. Much has happened in the 105 days since the session started Jan. 13. Tears were shed, brawls ...

After weeks of working behind the scenes, Washington state Democratic lawmakers released their much-anticipated operating-budget deal Saturday morning. Both chambers will need to give it the green ...

One of the largest chunks of new spending is for education, with another $682 million for elementary and secondary schools.

For the fifth time in a decade, a court has decided that the legislature cannot remove a governor’s power to appoint election ...

After the Held decision, Montana’s Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte put out a statement: “This Court continues to step outside ...

The Republican-controlled Iowa Senate and Gov. Kim Reynolds released a compromise in tandem, projecting a spending amount of ...