Inheriting a $16 billion budget shortfall was not the way I wanted to start as governor,” Bob Ferguson said Tuesday.

The $78 billion two-year budget raises state spending by billions of dollars, funding pay raises for state workers and ...

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has signed one of the most hotly debated pieces of legislation—the state’s operating budget.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson entered office warning that a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall would require spending cuts ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson rejected a wealth tax from fellow Democrats this session and repeatedly said he would look for budget ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday approved controversial new taxes on businesses that will help plug the state’s ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the 2025-2027 state operating budget into law Tuesday without making ...

The budget enacts new cuts and taxes, but works to keep essential services intact for the state's vulnerable populations.

But Ferguson also didn’t deny the likely impact on most Washington residents from the $9 billion package, or on the business ...

On his first day, Gov. Bob Ferguson angered many Democratic lawmakers by demanding the Legislature put $100 million in the ...

A slate of new taxes are coming to Washington after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the state's new budget into law Tuesday.

Gov. Ferguson has signed the gun permit bill into law, requiring permits and live-fire training for prospective gun buyers in ...