Washington faces a budget deficit, but is it really $12 billion as Bob Ferguson states? Democrats and Republicans can't agree ...

The second line in Governor-elect Bob Ferguson’s Budget Priorities released Thursday states: “Washington state faces a budget shortfall of at least $12 billion over the next four years.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director is declining to commit to doling out congressionally ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Ahead of next week’s start to the 2025 legislative session, state leaders spoke with reporters about their ...

The state’s top education leader says this year needs to be a turning point for school funding in Washington ... made up about half of the state's budget in the 2017-19 biennium but fell ...

There is little doubt what the top concern is of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle as they prepare to start Washington’s 2025 legislative session this week: solving the budget deficit.

Since the budget hasn’t yet been written ... and spending has far outpaced population growth. Washington’s population grew 17% while Democrats’ spending more than doubled.

A month after outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee proposed a wealth tax he said could raise approximately $10.3 billion in new revenue, and a day after Governor-elect Bob Ferguson suggested approximately $4 bill ...

Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday announced a $114.5 billion budget that prioritizes spending on public safety, housing and mental health initiatives — laying out an ambitious spending plan despite ...

Though a projected state budget shortfall of over $12 billion ... the state want us to be making in a prosperous future for Washington,” said Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen (D-Seattle).

(The Center Square) – Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson has released his office’s budget priorities, which call for $4 billion in reduced spending by Washington state agencies while describing new taxes ...