More than 500 people from all corners of Washington filled the steps at the state capitol building in solidarity with ...

Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday while the Washington National Guard will begin to withdraw from the Capitol campus in Olympia, some added long-term security measures will remain in the wake of increased ...

A typical day at the Capitol for some lobbyists may be full of meetings and long hearings with little interactions with lawmakers.

Roughly 300 people filled Washington Capitol's north steps with handmade signs and paper butterflies at a rally organized by ...

Officials described the damage to various historical artifacts in the Washington state Capitol building during last month’s break-in as “significant.” And the price to mend such items? Well, it seems, ...

It could cost $100,000 just to move the rug and affected drapes to another location for the repairs, the agency said. It will require storing them in a climate-controlled space at an estimated $750 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Washington state Capitol on April 18, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard) Tax hikes on big ...

OLYMPIA, Wash.(AP) — An intruder broke into the Washington state Capitol and smashed a glass door, set fire to a rug and flag, and knocked over busts of George Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.

Update: The Department of Enterprise Services said in a Nov. 20 news release that damages from the Oct. 5 vandalism will range from $623,000 to more than $914,000. On Nov. 12, DES submitted insurance ...

A bust of George Washington lies tipped over on the third floor of the Washington state Capitol building in Olympia, after a vandal broke in and caused damage on Oct. 5. (Photo courtesy of Department ...