Washington is on the verge of joining a growing national movement to protect wild animals from exploitation in circuses and ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson said earlier this month that he wouldn’t sign a budget that relied on a large, “untested” new wealth tax.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson balked at Democratic lawmakers’ latest tax package on Thursday, calling it “too risky” given the ...

New revenue proposals by the state Legislature rely on tax increases that are expected to bring about $12 billion over the next two budget cycles. State Sen. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, said this is ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Legislators on Wednesday took a step toward meeting one of the governor’s top priorities, but the step may ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson said Thursday that he is not ready to support a slate of proposals from Democratic lawmakers to raise ...

Sen. Chris Gildon, the upper chamber’s Republican budget lead, has been adamant that the budget can be balanced without ...

The Washington governor had previously said he wouldn’t sign off on either of the chambers’ initial budget proposals.

With just 10 days remaining in session, majority party Democrats in the Washington State Legislature have yet to reveal their final budget proposals.

Gov. Bob Ferguson criticized the latest tax proposal from legislative Democrats but offered no detailed alternatives in a ...

Washington's $12 billion tax proposal faces backlash as Ferguson voices concerns and highlights potential impacts on ...

After Gov. Ferguson said he would veto a “wealth tax,” Democratic legislators proposed expanding capital gains, business and ...