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 had pledged to spend $100 million to hire new police officers as part of his first budget, but ...

What pen a governor uses to sign laws might not seem that important — but it’s a token and often an extension of who they are ...

A clearer picture of Washington state's leadership emerges after Bob Ferguson's first session and budget as governor.

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

A six-cent increase to the gas tax and boosts to business taxes are part of the $77.8 billion two-year budget signed May 20.

Gov. Bob Ferguson repeatedly said he would look for budget savings and efficiences before agreeing to raise taxes on ...

A bill that was approved by overwhelming majorities in both chambers of the Legislature to study the primary cost drivers for ...

The day after Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law a two-year, $78 billion operating budget that amounts to the ...

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