Several hundred state employees, teachers, and parents rallied on the Capitol steps Monday afternoon. Bronti Lemke told the ...

Washington Democrats' bill seeks early release for juvenile killers, raising concerns over public safety and justice reform.

A bill aimed at safeguarding children's mental and behavioral health from addictive social media algorithms and harmful ...

Washington would require clergy members to report incidents of child abuse or neglect under legislation to designate them as ...

Currently, professions like teaching, health and childcare, and law enforcement are considered “mandatory” reporters.

Senate Bill 5708 will regulate the type of content users see in their feeds as well as limiting the number of push ...

Noel Frame, D-Seattle, who has identified herself as a victim or child sexual abuse. “This one is personal for me as a survivor of sexual abuse myself,” Frame said during a January hearing before the ...

The last day of the session is April 27, and lawmakers have signaled that the budget proposal to balance the hole in the ...

The Washington State Senate passed a bill Friday afternoon to make religious leaders mandatory reporters of child abuse and ...

Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, sent the message just days after Gov. Jay Inslee announced a budget shortfall of upwards of $16 billion over the next four years. While he proposed billions in tax ...

Noel Frame is right — no more compromise when it comes to crimes against children shared in confession. I’m one of thousands of children who were failed by the seal of confession. How ...