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

Seven billion dollars down, $8 billion more to go. At a Feb. 27 press conference, Gov. Bob Ferguson unveiled ideas aimed at addressing the state’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit. The current ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

WASHINGTON--The Washington State Security Department is helping affected federal employees apply for unemployment and get back to work, according to a recent press release.