WASHINGTON - Crime rates in nearly a dozen categories declined in 2025, with the rate of homicides in America's cities ...

When the legislature passed House Bill 1140 in 2021, the intent made sense. But now multiple teen murder investigations in WA ...

The Supreme Court will hear another significant gun rights case on Tuesday when it weighs a challenge to a sweeping Hawaii gun law preemptively barring people from carrying guns on private property.

In a surprising victory for gun advocates last week, a federal court struck down California’s longstanding ban on the open carrying of firearms. The decision appears to be a seismic shift for the ...

History is everything, the Supreme Court has ruled — at least when it comes to defining modern Second Amendment rights. As the high court ruled in 2022, the constitutionality of modern gun laws is to ...

In Washington state, the start of 2026 means a bevy of new laws and taxes. The changes, which took effect Jan. 1, affect everything from vapes and smartphone repairs to car sales and grocery store ...

In Washington state, the start of 2026 means a bevy of new laws and taxes. The changes, which took effect Jan. 1, affect everything from vapes and smartphone repairs to car sales and grocery store ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In a surprising victory for gun advocates last week, a federal court struck down California’s longstanding ban on ...

Washington ringing in a new year also means new laws will be implemented beginning Jan. 1. Read below to see the state’s most significant changes. Washington’s minimum wage will rise to $17.13 per ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — With the start of session less than two weeks away, the pressure is on for Florida lawmakers to “clean up” the state’s gun laws. For years, gun policy has been a common ...

These laws increase protections for workers, modify the state's impaired driving deferred prosecution statutes and make technical changes to Washington law. This bill expands protections for workers ...

Tax hikes on big business and rental cars. Unemployment benefits for workers on strike. Those are just a few of the changes to state law taking effect in Washington on New Year’s Day. Some bills ...