Governor Bob Ferguson opposes tax-heavy budgets from the Senate and House, prioritizing fiscal responsibility for Washington ...

Lawmakers have until late this month to decide on a mix of cuts and taxes acceptable to the governor to close a $16 billion ...

Ferguson, a Democrat, told reporters at a news event in the Governor’s Conference Room that in his view, both chambers’ plans ...

Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson said he will not be signing off on either House or Senate 2025-27 operating budget ...

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

Gov. Bob Ferguson will not sign either the House or Senate budget proposals, citing concerns over untested wealth tax and ...

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

As lawmakers grapple with a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, Gov. Bob Ferguson has broken sharply with budgets proposed by ...

Not agreeing or aligning with budget proposals from Washington's representatives or its senators, Gov. Bob Ferguson rejected both ideas Tuesday.

It wasn’t an April Fools’ Day joke. Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday afternoon that he will not sign ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday put the kibosh on Democratic lawmakers’ plans to use billions of dollars from a ...

Lawmakers are also debating 5% payroll for the state's largest companies and changes to the 1% property tax cap as Democrats ...