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 ...

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

No cuts, no furloughs. Tax, tax the rich!” WFSE members and supporters chanted at the state Capitol on Wednesday.

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

While state lawmakers propose a plan to address the $16 billion budget deficit, a local business leader says the taxes — and ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson is taking fire from unions representing state workers, who accuse him of betrayal over a furlough proposal ...

Hundreds of Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) members packed the rotunda on Wednesday to remind Ferguson that ...

The governor, however, said he’d be “open to a conversation” about testing a small wealth tax in Washington to see if it can hold up in court.

During an April, 1 2025 press conference in Olympia Governor Bob Ferguson updated the current state operating budget numbers.

Gov. Ferguson said he would veto any spending package with a wealth tax, but may have opened the door for other tax proposals ...