Fee hikes for hunting and fishing licenses, workplace protections for immigrants and increased requirements for gun dealers ...

Several new Illinois laws and tax increases take effect on July 1, 2025, including new rules for single-use plastics, a ...

Adults will have to buckle up in the back seat, students give up cellphones in school and large restaurants must quit packing ...

OLYMPIA – More than 100 new laws will take effect in Washington this month, including changes to drug possession laws, protections for transgender minors and the declaration of a state dinosaur.

They’re covered by some of the 310 laws set to take effect in Washington this Thursday. Most bills passed during the legislative session and signed by Gov. Jay Inslee go into effect 90 days ...

Several new laws are set to take effect in Washington State, impacting various aspects of daily life. Starting July 1, the ...

A slate of laws passed during the 2024 legislative session are about to take effect in Washington in the new year. Here's how they'll impact you. Skip Navigation ...

SEATTLE — With the arrival of 2025 comes a flurry of new laws taking effect. These are some of the key laws to know about this year. The minimum wage in Washington has risen to $16.66, up 2.35% ...

SEATTLE — Higher wages, lax employer marijuana testing, 10-day waiting periods for gun purchasers and more. These are some of the new laws taking effect in Washington state come Jan. 1. Here's ...

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) is requesting overnight law enforcement presence at ballot boxes located in Clark County, Washington, after hundreds of ballots were destroyed.

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, a slew of new laws will take effect in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, ranging from traffic laws to changes to the minimum wage. Though residents and commuters ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — At least 14 new bills were signed into Washington law by Gov. Bob Ferguson on Friday morning. Topics range from better electronic monitoring of sexually violent predators to ...