Bill to Reduce Solitary Confinement Stalls

Advocates Vow to Continue the Fight

Capitol Hill Shows Up for ‘Strippers Are Workers’ Campaign

The Movement to Improve Club Conditions Survives, Gears Up for Another Fight

Washington’s War on Drugs Starts Up Again in July

Democrats Basically Gave Republicans Everything They Wanted–Even a New Crime!

Washington to Paper Over Drug War with Some Treatment Money

Progressives Aren’t Enthusiastic About Draft Bill, Republicans Won Concessions

Progressive Democrats Want to Compromise on a New Drug Law

But Centrists May Want Bipartisan Cover More than Evidence-Based Policy

Inslee to Set Date for Special Session on Drug Possession Law

Washington Lawmakers Still Divided on Path Forward

Here's What Happened in Olympia

The Stranger's Rundown of the Exhilarating and Yet Hugely Disappointing 2023 Legislative Session

No Clear Path Toward Criminalizing Drugs in Washington

Lawmakers May Let Local Drug Laws Reign Until 2024

Olympia Shatters Plan to Reboot Its War on Drugs

A Progressive Revolt and Republican Recalcitrance Tanked the Bill on the Last Day of Sesssion

“We Are Continuing the War on Drugs”

Washington Democrats Set to Levy Harsher Punishments for Drug Possession

No, Washington Did Not Just Pass a Law Allowing the State to Kidnap and Transgenderify Children

The Goal Is to Reunite Families

State Democrats Make Washington a Safe Haven for Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care

We Won’t Snitch!

New Washington Law Makes Name Changes Easier for Transgender People

Democrats Kill Bill to Legalize Alcohol in Strip Clubs

Dancers Say the Bill Would Have Added Protections, Improved Safety

Child Endangerment Bill Criminalizes Parents Addicted to Fentanyl

Opponents Call the Proposal Redundant

Alright, Now It's Time to Pass an Actual Statewide Income Tax

Wait, Where's Everbody Going?

Washington Senate Wants to Punish the Addiction Out of People

Health Expert Says the Policy Sets Up People for Failure