During his mid-January inaugural address, Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson gave shout-outs to multiple bills, including some by ...

The new governor put some clear guardrails around the Legislature's budget debate. But his close-to-the-vest style has left ...

Bob Ferguson could sign the Democrats’ new nearly $78 billion, two-year budget this week. Ferguson promised to go through the ...

Special interests benefited from legislative budget writers, but not foster kids, K-12 students or parents who need quality ...

Bob Ferguson gave shout-outs to multiple bills ... Scores of bills and the state’s beleaguered operating budget were adopted ahead of adjournment. So, which Ferguson-endorsed bills did ...

In his inaugural address in January, Gov. Bob Ferguson signaled he'd bring a more hawkish budget approach to Olympia, saying he was "not here to defend government" but to "reform it." In his first ...

Washington state lawmakers on Sunday approved a $77.8 billion two-year budget to fund schools, state prisons, mental health ...

Business tax hikes make up more than half of the roughly $9 billion package, which still needs a sign-off from Gov. Bob ...

As the legislative session neared its end, Washington state lawmakers approved a controversial bill over the weekend imposing ...

In assessing the work of the 2025 Legislature in Washington, the bottom line is the bottom line. And with the state facing an ...