Washington state could allow fans to drink outdoors beyond traditional beer gardens during next year's World Cup, including ...

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

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.

On Wednesday, the Washington State Senate passed HB 1971, a first of its kind bill from House Rep. Nicole Macri that compels ...

Washington is on the verge of joining a growing national movement to protect wild animals from exploitation in circuses and ...

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

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson balked at Democratic lawmakers’ latest tax package on Thursday, calling it “too risky” given the ...

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 Angeles, said this is ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Legislators on Wednesday took a step toward meeting one of the governor’s top priorities, but the step may ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson said Thursday that he is not ready to support a slate of proposals from Democratic lawmakers to raise ...

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.