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Washington State University's plan to construct a new building in Everett faces delay because of the continuing political impasse in Olympia.
Designs are drawn and a contractor hired but WSU's ability to break ground July 1 as hoped hinges on knowing how much state money…

One-third of the way through an overtime session to decide a state budget, leaders in the Legislature can’t seem to agree about whether or not they’re actually negotiating yet.

Gov. Jay Inslee called Thursday for a special session to start April 29 in order for lawmakers to finish work on a two-year state operating budget, but said that he wants budget negotiators in his office on Monday to get a head start.

Inslee said he informed House and Senate leaders of…

The House's budget chair said Tuesday Washington lawmakers will not finish their work by Sunday's deadline and will need a special session to work out the details on the state budget and adequately paying for public education.

Gov. Jay Inslee agreed with Rep. Ross Hunter's…

Parents of kindergartners might already be panicking when they consider how much sending that child to college will cost, with good reason: Tuition at Washington’s four-year state schools shot up 37 percent in the last five years, from an average of $6,400 in 2010-11 to $8,778 in the current…

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, will hold a town-hall style meeting for constituents on Thursday, April 2.

Larsen will speak with residents of the 2nd Congressional District from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Western Washington University, Lecture Hall 210 of the Academic…

A bill that would tie tuition at public colleges in Washington State to a portion of the average state wage passed the State Senate on Wednesday, The Spokesman-Review reports.