Jay Inslee

A bill that will eventually ban the use of natural gas in Washington has passed state legislature and was signed by Governor Jay Inslee on Thursday.

A bill designed to protect exotic dancers, better known as the "Strippers' Bill of Rights," has gotten its official stamp of approval from Gov. Inslee. With Inslee's signature, the law will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. The bill also greenlights sale of alcohol in adult venues.

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law requiring Washington schools to teach LGBTQ history as part of the curriculum.

Addressing the Legislature at the start of his final year in office, Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee returned to one of his top priorities and the issue that defined his brief presidential bid: climate change.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is giving his last State of the State address Tuesday in Olympia.

Gov. Jay Inslee has formally requested federal aid and a major disaster declaration to help people recover from deadly wildfire destruction in August in Eastern Washington.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has tested positive for COVID-19 for the third time and is experiencing "very mild symptoms including a mild cough."

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday appointed Megan Matthews as the new director of the Washington State Office of Equity.

On Tuesday, July 4, more than 500 people coming from around 80 different countries were granted U.S. citizenship during Seattle's 38th Annual Naturalization Ceremony.

Minors seeking gender-affirming care in Washington will be protected from the intervention of estranged parents under a measure Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law Tuesday.

Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on Friday that permanently allows cocktails to-go from restaurants and bars in Washington state. 

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that he would not seek re-election after serving three terms as governor: “We’ve made Washington a beacon for progress for the nation. I’m ready to pass the torch."

A new unit aimed at solving cold cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people will be established in Washington state, a result of the latest law to address a decades-long crisis.

A bill that will ban the sale, manufacture and import of assault weapons in Washington is one signature away from becoming law, sparking an uptick in gun sales, according to local gun stores.

A bill that would permanently allow cocktails to-go from restaurants and distilleries was approved by the state senate, and is now heading to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for signature. 

Beginning in July, hate crimes will be classified as crimes against a person – including assaults that do not end in physical injury.

Starting July 2024, work zones on Washington state highways will begin using automated speed safety cameras whenever construction crews are present.

Gov. Jay Inslee was in Seattle on Tuesday touring what was left of an encampment after a clean-up started under the First Avenue Bridge in the South Park neighborhood.

A bill that would legalize duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods in nearly every Washington city has cleared another committee in the state Legislature.