Since the election, state Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, has spent thousands of dollars in surplus campaign money for travel, and lodging and meals in Washington, D.C. Other lawmakers have tapped ...

Trump lifted limits on military gear for police, but surplus program in Washington has grown all along Originally published September 2, 2017 at 3:06 pm Updated September 4, 2017 at 12:43 pm ...

State records reveal that in the past two years, four law enforcement departments in Washington state have been suspended from the military surplus program known as 1033.

Some state agencies failed to wipe old computers clean of sensitive or personal data before sending them to be sold as surplus, a new state audit says. Random checks of computers that agencies ...

There aren’t many stores in the world where you can buy a forklift, a barber chair and even shoes from a women’s prison, all under one roof. But, there is a store like that in Washington; it ...

OLYMPIA -- Washington's surging economy, supercharged by the construction and real estate boom, has created a $1.1 billion cushion for the often-pinched state treasury, forecasters said Thursday ...