Washington state lawmakers passed a $77.1 billion operating budget Sunday, wrapping up the 2025 legislative session.

Republicans in the Senate gave speeches encouraging votes against the budget proposal, citing concerns over tax increases.

Will he sign it into law? That’s the question for Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson now that lawmakers have sent him a ...

It’s probably not the budget that we thought we were going to be writing a year ago,” said state Sen. June Robinson, an ...

The two-year plan includes money for highway projects, ferries, public transit and more. It would be backed in part by a ...

Washington State lawmakers concluded the 2025 legislative session with a focus on addressing a $16 billion budget shortfall.

Amid Trump’s anti-DEI crusade, the city has removed giant yellow letters spelling out “Black lives matter” on the street ...

House Democrats believe the $77.1 billion operating budget would protect essential services and support K-12 education.

Washington lawmakers gave approval to a budget that relies on $9.3billion in new revenue and includes $5.9 billion in cuts to ...

Following weeks of negotiations, legislative budget writers unveiled their compromise two-year operating budget Saturday ...

They didn’t get to see him in person, but on Friday, executives from the Washington Policy Center think tank delivered a ...

The Washington City Council approved its $35.6 million 2025 budget April 21 with no major changes, but tension between ...