It was exactly this week, in 2020, when COVID officially entered the mass consciousness: The NBA suddenly canceled its season ...

Bob Ferguson on Tuesday pledged to restrict his use of emergency powers following the apparent collapse of a Republican-led ...

A budget deficit is looming over Washington State. The size of that deficit is unknown, but depending on who you ask, and ...

Republicans in the Washington Senate unveiled a budget plan Tuesday they say will address the state's budget deficit without increasing taxes. With Democrats in control in both legislative chambers ...

“It’s clear that the Legislature will not adopt bipartisan legislation to place reasonable limits on the Governor’s emergency ...

Senate Republicans unveiled a budget proposal Tuesday that they contend closes the state’s shortfall without raising the tax ...

Washington’s effort to spark the EV market for lower-income buyers short-circuited and fell below expectations, according to ...

State lawmakers are considering legislation that would suspend stipends for teachers who have completed 200 to 400 additional ...

Bob Ferguson had only been Washington’s governor a few minutes when he said he could accept “reasonable limits” on the powers he could exercise in statewide emergencies.

It has not taken long for Gov. Bob Ferguson to differentiate himself from his predecessor. After 12 years with Jay Inslee at the helm of Washington’s state government, Ferguson has identified his own ...

Over the next few days, more executive actions followed suit, effectively shutting down the state as COVID-19 began to spread nationwide. Five years later, we asked our staff and our readers to ...

The bill passed along party lines, with Democrats in the majority, 58-35, and five excused absences. The debate began late on ...