Republicans in the Senate gave speeches encouraging votes against the budget proposal, citing concerns over tax increases.

In a race against the clock, both chambers of the Washington state legislature approved a $77 billion budget just hours ...

Washington State lawmakers concluded the 2025 legislative session with a focus on addressing a $16 billion budget shortfall.

Turbulent 105-day session included heated policy battles, budget struggles, tax debates and major leadership changes ...

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

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

With the 2025 legislative session slated to adjourn Sunday, April 27, lawmakers in Olympia have unveiled their final budget ...

Lawmakers have released their final budget proposal for the next two years on the day before the 2025 legislative session has ...

Following weeks of negotiations, legislative budget writers unveiled their compromise two-year operating budget Saturday ...

Faced with a looming deadline, the Washington Senate passed a trio of bills over the weekend that would raise the capital ...

With Sunday’s end to the legislative session nearing, budget leaders said they have agreed on a proposal after negotiations ...

In the last decade, money spent lobbying in Washington rose more steadily and dramatically than other U.S. states that track ...