The state superintendent says the House and Senate's budget proposals would devastate critical education programs with a ...

The proposals land as lawmakers grapple with rising costs in Medicaid, public schools and child care, alongside a slowing ...

The Washington State House and Senate have both released their supplemental capital budget proposals. Lawmakers in the ...

A North Mason Republican is criticizing Democrats' plan to use reserves for a spending plan that grows the state budget.

The Washington state Senate introduced a $723 million proposal for the 2026 supplemental capital budget, a follow up to the $7.5 billion 2025-27 capital budget passed last ...

Education, child care, taxes and long-term care funding were among the topics of conversation when lawmakers released the budgets.

The supplemental transportation budgets have dropped with less than three weeks left in the legislative session, far smaller than what Gov. Ferguson proposed.

Supplemental budget proposals include increasing spending by about $1.5 billion and withdrawing up to $880 million from the ...

“Washington’s revenue outlook has improved as the forecast for both the U.S. and Washington economies calls for slightly stronger growth, and higher personal income in Washington,” Reich said in a ...

Spending plans in Washington's Legislature won't borrow money to buy new ferries — and push off the conversion of WSF's diesel boats to battery power.

Lawmakers filed into the Capitol building in Olympia, Washington on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, the first day of the 2025 session. Budget talks dominated the 2025 legislative session. Now, amid another ...

Senate Democrats in Washington have unveiled a supplemental budget proposal for 2025 to 2027, which aims to protect core services amid a budget shortfall. The proposal avoids ...