State Sen. Chris Gildon, a Puyallup Republican and Senate Republican budget leader, applauded the governor for coming up with ...

The proposal includes eliminating the equivalent of about 1,000 state jobs on the books, and asking state workers to take one ...

Democratic legislative leaders continue to insist taxes are necessary to cover a budget gap of their own making with ...

The Democratic Governors Association, including Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, said Americans should stand with Ukraine.

The governor's office said the furloughs, which would start in July if adopted, will save about $300 million. Some public ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has a plan for about $7 billion in budget cuts, but he and Democrats in the Legislature have a ...

Former Washington state Sen. Reuven Carlyle speaks with KING 5's Greg Copeland about state budget cuts presented by Gov. Bob Ferguson.

Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal and Gov. Bob Ferguson are named in a Title IX complaint resolution filed Friday by Washington Parents Network. WPN is a volunteer ...

Washington state may require employees to take unpaid furloughs to address a $15B deficit, sparking debate over budget cuts vs. taxes.

Every single case we brought, in my mind, is because of the impact on Washington,” said Attorney General Nick Brown.

State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti spoke against the proposal, telling lawmakers he wouldn't be doing his job if he wasn't ...