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

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has let House and Senate lawmakers know some of the concerns he has with the spending plans they ...

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

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

Nancy Churchill says Washington’s $78.5 billion state budget signals runaway government growth and demand ... Nancy Churchill says Washington’s $78.5 billion state budget signals runaway government ...

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

The Washington Senate unanimously passed a capital budget proposal for 2025-27, totaling $7.3 billion. The Senate approved ...

As the state faces a $16 billion budget shortfall, hundreds gathered to protest the governor’s proposed furloughs.

Hundreds of Washington state workers descended on the Capitol on Wednesday, staging a sit-in outside the governor’s office ...

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

Gov. Bob Ferguson speaks to reporters about the budget on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard) Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has let House and ...

Bob Ferguson said Tuesday he would veto any spending ... what he said was a $16 billion gap in state spending. “Neither budget is close to one that I can sign,” Ferguson said during a press ...