Among the many cuts are the eliminations of 19 full-time positions in the Child Support Division at the district attorney's ...

The 2026 fiscal plan includes new 911 operators and utility staff while maintaining all existing services despite federal funding uncertainties.

After months of late-night debates and political tug-of-war, Washington lawmakers have agreed on a $77.9 billion budget for ...

One of the largest chunks of new spending is for education, with another $682 million for elementary and secondary schools.

Washingtonians, including even some state lawmakers, had just about one day to review 1,366 pages of the $78 billion ...

Elon Musk and his shadowy “tech support” team have ripped through Washington, reshaping the government and culling the federal workforce with astonishing speed and scope.

Under state law, Washington’s governor has 20 days, not counting Sundays, to sign legislation passed in the final days of a ...

House Bill 2081 is the most far-reaching, affecting an estimated 191,000 taxpayers, per the latest fiscal analysis. It is ...

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

The deal, awaiting Gov. Ferguson’s signature, includes $4.3B in new taxes on businesses, financial assets and technology, and boosts K-12 funding.

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

After meeting with the president, Johnson returned to the Capitol to meet with top administration officials, including ...