Inheriting a $16 billion budget shortfall was not the way I wanted to start as governor,” Bob Ferguson said Tuesday.

Senate Republicans based their projection off Democrats’ state tax package, including legislation boosting business and occupation (B&O) taxes, a sales tax expansion, the new Tesla tax, capital gains ...

Discvover the contentious $77.9B operating budget and its impact on Washington's future, as Governor Bob Ferguson signed it ...

Washington state is preparing for significant tax increases after Governor Bob Ferguson approved a nearly $78 billion ...

As Washington County moves forward with its $2 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, the government’s financial woes are ...

A six-cent increase to the gas tax and boosts to business taxes are part of the $77.8 billion two-year budget signed May 20.

In signing Washington’s new $78 billion two-year operating budget last week, Gov. Bob Ferguson praised what he called a “balanced” approach to solving a multibillion-dollar shortfall.

Tuesday is the deadline for Gov. Bob Ferguson to sign Washington state's nearly $78 billion, two-year budget passed by the ...

With $9 billion in new taxes now part of the new state budget, people in Washington will be paying more for many essentials.

A nonprofit organization helping foster children in Washington graduate from high school just saw its state funding chopped.

Before Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the next state budget on Tuesday, he vetoed a few dozen spending provisions ...