Washington state produced a bumper crop of agricultural jobs in 2009, though the labor pool also grew, pushing some wages down and unemployment filings up, a report released earlier this month says.

The Washington State Supreme Court upheld the state's use of lethal injection for condemned inmates on Thursday, likely resulting in at least one execution in the coming months.

Washington state is evaluating how best to meet the state's future energy needs to inform the state's energy strategy. Guest columnist John Plaza, however, argues the 26-person advisory board is missing an important perspective that of people working in the renewable-energy industry.

Delivering dollars for Washington state is a point of pride for Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, whose efforts have helped her comfortably win re-election twice. Republicans insist that this November, it will be her downfall.

The Washington State Supreme Court today upheld the state Department of Revenue's interpretation that local brokered natural gas use tax is imposed where the gas is burned regardless of where it is first received by the taxpayer.The decision, authored by Justice Debra Stephens, allows the department to deny refund claims against local jurisdictions that levy these taxes and collect unreported ...

The state of Washington plans to impose tough new rules on doctors who want to prescribe opiate painkillers to patients, including mandatory third-party evaluation of patients who request higher doses of the drug but don't show signs of improvement, the New York Times reported July 28.

The Washington State Supreme Court upheld the state's use of lethal injection for condemned inmates on Thursday, likely resulting in at least one execution in the coming months.

SEGUIN - The Washington County all-stars are Texas East state champions after routing Huffman 10-0 here Wednesday. Meghan Morris pitched six innings and struck out eight.

The state treasurer says Washington has booked nearly $650 million in savings since January 2009 by getting better financing for state bonds.

In the Race to the Top federal education competition, Washington state started out behind and offered less. It doesn't take an athlete to know that's not the way to win, or even stay in the game.

(Washington, DC) -- Arkansas will receive nearly $175,000 in federal money to stem gang activity in certain parts of the state.

GREENVILLE, N.C - A local park is getting a $400,000 update and a large part of the money could come from a state grant. It's Havens Garden Park in Washington and it needs work.

SEATTLE Washington state is home to the biggest tech and Internet companies around, from Microsoft to Amazon.com. But, a new report says Washington is the fifth-slowest state when it comes to Internet speed, even though five of its cities have the fastest average connection speeds in the country. Akamai Techonologies released its "State of the Internet" report for the first quarter of 2010 ...

A new report says Washington is the fifth-slowest state when it comes to Internet speed, even though five of its cities have the fastest average connection speeds in the country.

SEATTLE Washington state is home to the biggest tech and Internet companies around, from Microsoft to Amazon.com. But, a new report says Washington is the fifth-slowest state when it comes to Internet speed, even though five of its cities have the fastest average connection speeds in the country. Akamai Techonologies released its "State of the Internet" report for the first quarter of 2010 ...

Regulators in Washington State are attempting to stem what some see as the excessive use of prescribed narcotics.

Regulators in Washington State are attempting to stem what some see as the excessive use of prescribed narcotics.

SEATTLE Although Washington state is not a finalist in the federal Race to the Top education grant competition, state officials said Tuesday they would continue down the path they have laid out for education reform. When we put together our application, we were committed, win or lose, to making sure we would carry out education reform our way, the Washington way, Gov. Chris Gregoire and ...

Regulators in Washington State are attempting to stem what some see as the excessive use of prescribed narcotics.

The Washington State Governor has appointed a Tibetan American and resident of Seattle, Tashi Namgyal Khamshitsang, to the State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs.