With just 10 days remaining in session, majority party Democrats in the Washington State Legislature have yet to reveal their ...

PORT ANGELES — New revenue proposals by the state Legislature rely on tax increases that are expected to bring about $12 billion over the next two budget cycles . State Sen. Mike Chapman, D-Port ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson said Thursday that he is not ready to support a slate of proposals from Democratic lawmakers to raise billions in additional revenue and close the state's multibillion-dollar budget ...

Sen. Chris Gildon, the upper chamber’s Republican budget lead, has been adamant that the budget can be balanced without ...

The Washington governor had previously said he wouldn’t sign off on either of the chambers’ initial budget proposals.

House Bill 2015 accomplishes one of Gov. Ferguson’s priorities by funding a police hiring grant program. But the amount of money in the state budget for the program could create ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson criticized the latest tax proposal from legislative Democrats but offered no detailed alternatives in a ...

Washington's $12 billion tax proposal faces backlash as Ferguson voices concerns and highlights potential impacts on ...

Hunters, anglers, and 20 tribes in western Washington are among those pleased with three nominees Gov. Bob Ferguson announced this week for the state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission. In January, ...

Some are concerned that without exceptions for clergy-penitent privilege, the bill could place priests at odds with civil law ...

Moving away from a politically unpopular tax on the state's richest people, lawmakers float a different way to balance the ...