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

The economic whiplash over President Trump's tariffs underscores the challenge before lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom to fund ...

The plan, approved Wednesday in Olympia, eliminates a cap that limited state funding districts could receive and boosts ...

Legislative Democrats have released a new set of tax proposals as they race to pass a balanced budget by the end of the month ...

The plan cobbles together a range of hikes, including on businesses, capital gains, and property. A question now is whether ...

In the last days of the 2025 legislative session, Washington State lawmakers are scrambling to pass a gas tax that would even ...

The Washington state Senate has approved a capital budget proposal with $7.3 billion in planned spending including $80 ...

It cobbles together a range of hikes, including on businesses, capital gains, and property. A question now is whether Gov.

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

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

Following the cost-cutting trend in Washington, Senate Republicans ... redundant" or in conflict with federal or state law. The Senate budget gives workers raises that are generally lower than ...

Washington lawmakers propose redirecting sales tax to support bikes, buses, and trains amid budget challenges.