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The governor is still at odds with lawmakers in his party over how much revenue the state should raise to deal with a multibillion dollar shortfall.
Senate Republicans say they agree with the governor that the latest $2 billion Democrat tax proposal is too large and push for a no-new-taxes alternative.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson and Democratic state lawmakers continue to butt heads on the best way to close the state's ...
Gov. Bob Ferguson said earlier this month that he wouldn’t sign a budget that relied on a large, “untested” new wealth tax.
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 ...
The Washington governor had previously said he wouldn’t sign off on either of the chambers’ initial budget proposals.
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 ...
Governor Bob Ferguson is criticizing newly proposed tax plans from legislative Democrats as "unsustainable" under cuts from ...
Now, weeks after Gov. Bob Ferguson put the kibosh on their wealth-tax dreams, Democrats have unveiled an updated revenue pitch. Some call the majority party’s plans a step in the right direction.
It cobbles together a range of hikes, including on businesses, capital gains, and property. A question now is whether Gov.
Top aides in Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office debated plans earlier this year to send 200 National Guard troops to the Canadian border to assist with the Trump administration’s attempts to stop ...