State lawmakers can refuse to provide certain records to the public, the Washington Attorney General's office says in court filings. Documents filed this week in response to a lawsuit over the issue ...

New guidelines for public records requests in Washington State are drawing mixed reactions as the Attorney General's Office ...

Public records belong to the people. That was the argument made in 1972 that spurred the Washington Public Records Act into law, opening virtually every government document to the public. But that law ...

Investigation records have typically been considered public records under Washington State’s public disclosure law, absent a specific exemption or an established legal privilege. On May 15, 2025, ...

Wills contain important information about who receives money, possessions, and property upon a person’s death. Many often ask, who can view this information, and is it a public record? Once your will ...