Washington state certified 35 plans Wednesday to be part of the exchange developed under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Washington retirement officials are examining a batch of pay raises that helped some government workers increase the values of their pensions.

As the horror unfolded for police first on the scene of the Colorado theater massacre, the officers repeatedly sent out urgent pleas for more ambulances even as a two-man crew and their rig were idling just a few miles away.

Washington lawmakers agreed Tuesday to reduce benefits for future state workers who take early retirement, making a pact that had eluded them for months and delayed final action on the state budget.

A major overhaul of the workers' compensation system in Washington is already helping keep costs down for businesses, state officials said Tuesday while disclosing a major rate increase isn't needed to keep finances stable.

Union activists aren't backing off demands to work at a new Washington state grain terminal after hundreds of Longshore workers stormed the facility, overwhelmed guards and dumped grain.

Medical marijuana patients can be fired from their jobs in Washington state even if they only use the drug outside the workplace, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday.