Washington

Above, Riley Gaines, a former college athlete and advocate for women’s sports and privacy, speaks outside a federal court building in Denver, May 14, 2024.

Riley Gaines claims conservatives pelted with ‘human feces’ at campus protest

Jenny Goldsberry · May 7, 2025 1:30 pm

People watch from a nearby building as a protester walks by with a sign calling for the school to cut ties with Boeing during a student-led pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Washington campus Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Seattle.

Over two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters arrested on University of Washington campus

Jenny Goldsberry · May 6, 2025 8:50 am

Beltway Confidential

Washington state demands priests break the seal of confession

Zachary Faria · May 5, 2025 3:08 pm

Transgender activists and allies take to the streets of Washington, D.C., during the National Trans Visibility March on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024.

Washington family at center of fight over trans athletes heartened by federal OSPI investigation

Carleen Johnson | The Center Square · May 2, 2025 9:12 pm

Transgender activists and allies take to the streets of Washington, D.C., during the National Trans Visibility March on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024.

Liberal city councils continue transgender activism amid Trump executive orders

Mia Cathell · May 1, 2025 4:06 pm

EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration has launched an investigation into Washington state regarding alleged violations of federal parental rights laws stemming from transgender-friendly state policies.

Trump Education Department launches Title IX investigation into Washington state

Christian Datoc · April 30, 2025 4:49 pm

A 12-year-old transgender swimmer is seen waiting by a pool, Feb. 22, 2021, in Utah. She and her family spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. Transgender teenagers challenging a Utah law banning trans girls from playing on girls' sports teams can keep portions of their mental health records confidential after a state judge ruled Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, that some details were irrelevant to the case.

Proposals to keep trans athletes out of girls sports fail in Washington state

Luke Gentile · April 22, 2025 11:41 am

Dollar bills are shown in New York, Oct. 24, 2016.

Seattle’s slumping revenue reignites debate over taxing the rich

Spencer Pauley | The Center Square · April 21, 2025 2:35 pm

FILE - The afternoon sun illuminates the Legislative Building, left, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash, Oct. 9, 2018. In a Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, vote, the Washington state Senate unanimously approved legislation that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation.

Wealth tax resurrected as Washington Dems advance several revenue bills out of executive session

Carleen Johnson | The Center Square · April 19, 2025 9:20 am

Former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint legislative session in the House chambers of the state Capitol, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia.

Beltway Confidential

Washington state wants $12 billion more in taxes for out-of-control spending

Zachary Faria · April 18, 2025 2:44 pm

FEMA won’t provide relief to Washington state following ‘bomb cyclone’

Jenny Goldsberry · April 15, 2025 9:43 am

Faith, Freedom & Self-Reliance

What DOGE can learn from the states

Jonathan Williams and Lee Schalk · April 10, 2025 10:31 am