The new legislative session starts next week. Democrats are talking tax hikes to fix a budget hole in Washington. Our local GOP lawmakers are ready for a fight.

Six times over the legal limit. It's not drinks, it's dogs. A new law cracks down on dog breeders and it couldn't come any faster. County leaders are trying to place 300 dogs they found in "deplorable" conditions.

New information Tuesday on the bill to protect students from sexual advances at school. It's finally on the books.

Action News is pulling the numbers and giving your lawmakers a closer look. Just how successful were they this session?

The bill says that school employees who have sexual relations with an enrolled student of the school where the employee works could be charged with sexual misconduct, even if the student is an adult between the age of 18 and 21.

The National Conference of State Legislatures said that no other state has passed a measure like Washington's, which ties a carbon reduction policy to a green jobs initiative, although a number have introduced bills to promote green jobs.

A task force created by Gov. Chris Gregoire approved an interim report Friday that makes a dozen recommendations on responding to climate change in the state.

Legislation has been introduced in Olympia that would require the state to include nuclear power in a study of energy sources to help curb global warming.

You voted for them...some of them didn't bother to vote for you. Lawmakers don't want to be on this list, the people who missed the most votes this session. And a few of your elected leaders are right up top. We wanted an explanation, and so did you.

Washington senators, responding to a public outcry over the potential danger of huge construction cranes, on Saturday sent Gov. Chris Gregoire a bill to require strict regulation of cranes and crane operators.

As those lawmakers go back to work in Olympia with their goals, we asked what you'd like to see accomplished this session. People we talked to had an easier time naming a top issue than than the politicians who vote on them.