A change in state law will allow tribes certified by the attorney general's office to avoid extradition proceedings to have ...

In the autumn of 2021, an 800-page report crossed the desk of Washington state lands archaeologist Sara Palmer. It came from an energy developer called Avangrid Renewables, which was proposing to ...

The dispute hinges on whether the historical record proves the Stillaguamish people fished on the Puget Sound when the ...

Washington state adopted a new law on Tuesday, allowing warrants issued by tribal police departments to be certified as state ...

Springwood Ranch agreement marks 1st tribal-state land partnership in Washington. By Courtney Flatt (Northwest Public Broadcasting) May 11, 2025 1 p.m.

Washington state's new law allows tribal warrants to be recognized as state warrants, enhancing cooperation between state and ...

Most of the proposed development is on private lands, which Palmer lacked the authority to access. But in about 20 hours of fieldwork on the state-owned parcel, over the course of several days ...

Courts determined that Washington’s previous fuel taxes, which were collected at gas stations, didn’t apply to those on tribal lands. That’s why the state legislature changed the tax scheme ...

“Tribal lands are public health deserts,” said Stephen Kutz, chair of Washington’s American Indian Health Commission and a member of the state Board of Health.

The state of Washington owns land that rightfully belongs to the Yakama Nation. ... So how it’s solved here, really can help other tribes imagine the way it might be done for them.

The derailment in Washington occurred on a berm along Padilla Bay, on the Swinomish tribal reservation near Anacortes. Most of 5,000 gallons of spilled diesel fuel leaked on the land side of the ...

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said in a statement that his office will facilitate the certification of tribes in Washington for state law enforcement agencies and court officials so that the ...