The governor is still at odds with lawmakers in his party over how much revenue the state should raise to deal with a ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson and Democratic state lawmakers continue to butt heads on the best way to close the state's ...

Maddie's Place, a nonprofit in Spokane that supports babies born to mothers struggling with substance abuse, may face a ...

Governor Bob Ferguson should sign HB 1232 into law and immediately make use of the enforcement mechanisms it contains to stop ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson said earlier this month that he wouldn’t sign a budget that relied on a large, “untested” new wealth tax.

Contrasting proposals from the House and Senate should give way to a sensible plan that completes current big ticket projects ...

A creative plan in the Washington Legislature to raise billions of dollars to pay for the court-ordered removal of fish ...

Budget and tax showdown looms in Olympia!

Washington state Democrats have so thoroughly mismanaged the state’s budget that they are now planning to jack up taxes by $12 billion over the next few years.

According to lawmakers, this would affect some 4,300 Washingtonians, with the revenue generated going to public schools.

The “wealth tax” that the House and Senate are attempting to pass would allow Washington state to tax stocks, bonds and other ...