Will Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson sign or veto a pile of tax bills and a state budget dependent on them? It’s anyone’s guess.

On the last day of the 2025 legislative session — and following months of intense debate — Washington state lawmakers passed a final operating budget. Legislators’ work may be done for the time being, ...

Despite urging from President Trump, Republican budget hawks refused to back sweeping legislation expanding tax cuts and ...

Washington — President Trump's domestic policy bill hit a major snag on Friday after conservatives blocked it from advancing out of the House Budget Committee.

During a visit to the Lewiston Tribune on Thursday, Sen. Schoesler said he’d give the overall session a “D” grade. On the ...

The GOP's "big beautiful bill" was voted down Friday in the House Budget Committee amid conservative Republican opposition.

Members of Washington County’s Budget Committee say spending cuts will take priority in erasing a $7.7 million deficit in the ...

Members of Washington County’s Budget Committee say spending cuts will take priority in erasing a $7.7 million deficit in the ...

The final 2025–27 operating budget for Washington state will not include funding for the Imagination Library of Washington, ...

The central library in Tumwater is facing "near elimination" due to a state budget shortfall that has put library services in ...