Washington's governor released his plan for bridging what he says is a $2.3 billion gap between the state’s revenue and ...

Since Donald Trump’s reelection and tax cuts in the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” this year, momentum has been building on ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson proposed a 9.9% tax on incomes over $1 million, arguing a tax on high-earners would make the ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson released a supplemental budget plan that would plug a budget hole largely through cuts to agencies and ...

As promised by Gov. Bob Ferguson earlier this month, the Democratic leader’s supplemental budget proposal focused heavily on spending reductions — not new taxes — to tackle the state’s $2.3 billion ...

Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson released his proposed 2026 supplemental budget on Tuesday, the deadline for presenting it.

Gov. Bob Ferguson announced support for an income tax on people earning over $1 million, raising the prospects that the tax long sought by Democrats will pass.

The proposal calls for borrowing to catch up on road and bridge maintenance and to purchase new electric ferries over the next decade.

Ferguson said the state must use gains from the tax to return money to working families and small businesses. That could be ...

The previous session was defined by a severe budget shortfall and tense tax debates, and it looks as though the 2026 session could prove to be similar. Here are some of the issues that McClatchy is ...

The governor blamed structural issues for high coach salaries and the drama over hiring Lane Kiffin away from Ole Miss to LSU ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday he supports a state income tax on those who make more than $1 million a year. The proposal, he said, would be tied to reducing sales taxes on baby and hygiene items, ...