The atmosphere in Olympia feels different to Washington House Republican Leader Drew Stokesbary of Auburn, who credits ...

In his final State of the State address to a joint session of the Washington Legislature, Governor Jay Inslee made a passionate plea to safeguard the state’s progressive achievements and protect ...

Jay Inslee. The three-term Democrat is back at home on Bainbridge Island after vacating the governor’s mansion in January to its new occupant, Gov. Bob Ferguson. Inslee was paying attention on ...

In our Reality Check stories, journalists at McClatchy's four Washington state publications seek to hold the powerful accountable and find answers to critical questions in our community.

Gov. Jay Inslee will leave office in a few days after leading Washington for a dozen years. He and his Democratic allies in the Legislature have reshaped the state and overcome unexpected crises ...

Jay Inslee touted the enormous increase in state spending on various programs and services since he took office, while imploring lawmakers not to reduce spending as they write the upcoming ...

Gov. Jay Inslee, who’s led Washington state for the past dozen years, delivered his final State of the State address Tuesday morning. Its theme? Progress. Inslee’s remarks came during a joint ...

Gov. Jay Inslee — and his environmentalist spirit — have been immortalized in an official portrait. Washington’s outgoing Democratic governor on Tuesday afternoon revealed the painting by ...

As the third term of Governor Jay Inslee came to a close this week, his official gubernatorial portrait was unveiled in the capitol. But as photojournalist Tim Straszewski found out, it's more ...

Washington's Jay Inslee is currently the longest-serving governor in the United States, and before he leaves office in January, he took a moment to reflect on the last 12 years with KING 5.

The first step in fixing these problems is acknowledging what’s causing ... from $31 billion to $66 billion, since Gov. Jay Inslee took office. The fundamental problem is that under Inslee ...