The Washington state Senate has passed a House bill creating greater oversight over a state program offering various forms of financial assistance to certain ethnic groups ...

(The Center Square) – The federal government is granting Washington state’s request for emergency assistance following days of torrential rain that have led to historic flooding in the western part of ...

The state has enough contingency funding to keep the Women, Infants and Children program, or WIC, running for a week or two. FILE - Infant formula is stacked on a table during a baby formula drive to ...

President Trump participates in a Saving College Sports Roundtable. by Hannah Everman, KOMO News SEATTLE — Washington and Oregon have joined a coalition of 25 states Tuesday that are suing the Trump ...

SEATTLE — Washington state lawmakers are considering new legislation that would place a statewide tax on sugary drinks and use the revenue to expand food assistance programs. House Bill 2734, ...

Some have already pulled back on what they’re offering, as federal cuts and heightened demand drive deep worries about what comes next. Washington’s already-squeezed food bank system expects further ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 24-- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Thousands of low-income families across Washington face losing critical child care assistance under proposed state budget cuts that would cap enrollment in the Working Connections ...

When Minnesota launches its taxpayer-funded paid family and medical leave program on Jan. 1, it will be the 13th state to offer such benefits — and one of only a few that has built its system from the ...

OLYMPIA – The Employment Security Department (ESD) and its partners will host a layoff assistance webinar for Washington state employees and contractors on August 21 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m, ESD ...