Debate begins in Olympia as the House and Senate stake claims on where they want the money to go. They have about two weeks to wrap up negotiations.

A college administrator offers insights into the rocky rollout of the Department of Education’s supposedly ‘simplified’ financial aid form.

Washington tribal leaders are looking at an overseas model to combat the rise in opioid use among teens. 

Lawmakers released a $1.3 billion proposal for the capital budget, which helps pay for a wide variety of projects in communities around the state

Some critics say a plan now moving ahead doesn’t go far enough, but legislative leaders are wary of the costs to fully lift a cap on spending.

The bill would allow increases of only 7% each year for existing tenants.