Ferguson’s executive order directs the “immediate creation of the family-separation rapid response team” in the state’s Department of Children, Youth and Families. He said that for many families statewide, Trump’s policies could inflict untold harms.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed an executive order to create a rapid response team to support kids who may be separated in an immigration-related action

Gov. Bob Ferguson said President Donald Trump's immigration policies will "destabilize families" and harm children.

A day after outgoing three-term Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his final State of the State address, Bob Ferguson was sworn in as the state’s 24th governor on Wednesday. Ferguson has served as the state attorney general since 2013 and was a member of the King County Council before that.

Ferguson delivered his inaugural address during a joint legislative session, and it might have made Republicans happier than the Democrats.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson promised to tackle the state's housing affordability problems and protect abortion rights in his first speech to the Legislature on Wednesday, delivering his address minutes after being sworn into office. Why it matters ...

In his first interview with KUOW as Washington's governor, Ferguson said nothing Trump did on his first day as president surprised him.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson (D) signed an executive order Monday, a week following President Donald Trump's inauguration, aiming to protect immigrant families and respond to family separation.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson was officially sworn into office Wednesday and addressed many concerns impacting the state, including housing and law enforcement.

“We had a budget surplus of $14 billion. The economy's been strong since then. The state has 25% more money now than it did (three years ago). Those usually aren't the circumstances where you get a budget deficit,” said Paul Graves of Enterprise Washington. “The mission of this particular project is to be purely educational.”

House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon, D-West Seattle, acknowledging that the rule had caused some “contention” between parties, said the same rule is in place in the Senate chamber but he has not heard any concern that it prevents robust debates.