Washington legislators had a lot to debate in 2021. From new taxes on wealth to police accountability measures, 335 bills passed the Legislature during the long 105-day session that launched 2021.

Through it all, from those first days until the tumultuous last night before the House and Senate gaveled out sine die, Texas Tribune photographers were at the Capitol. Here is some of what they saw.

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen wants the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether the Montana Supreme Court wrongfully struck down two voting laws passed by the 2021 Legislature, saying its ...

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