The governor is still at odds with lawmakers in his party over how much revenue the state should raise to deal with a multibillion dollar shortfall.

The “wealth tax” that the House and Senate are attempting to pass would allow Washington state to tax stocks, bonds and other intangible assets over $50 million. Although there are differences in the ...

Democrats in the Washington State Senate resurrected a wealth tax on Friday, with the Ways & Means Committee giving a ...

Maddie's Place, a nonprofit in Spokane that supports babies born to mothers struggling with substance abuse, may face a ...

Contrasting proposals from the House and Senate should give way to a sensible plan that completes current big ticket projects ...

Washington state Democrats have so thoroughly mismanaged the state’s budget that they are now planning to jack up taxes by $12 billion over the next few years.

Budget and tax showdown looms in Olympia!

Senate Republicans say they agree with the governor that the latest $2 billion Democrat tax proposal is too large and push for a no-new-taxes alternative.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson and Democratic state lawmakers continue to butt heads on the best way to close the state's ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson said earlier this month that he wouldn’t sign a budget that relied on a large, “untested” new wealth tax.

With just 10 days remaining in session, majority party Democrats in the Washington State Legislature have yet to reveal their ...