Ferguson called the session successful, pointing to investments in housing and infrastructure and the adoption of a new tax on income above $1 million.

The Washington Legislature concluded its 2026 session Thursday evening after passing a batch of budgets and navigating ...

House and Senate budget writers have unveiled a supplemental operating budget deal that relies on a hotly debated income tax on millionaires and makes cuts to education and child care.

Democrats in the Washington Legislature released a budget deal Wednesday balanced with one-time maneuvers, siphoning of rainy day reserves and slashing of child care funding.

This year’s short legislative session came to a close Thursday after lawmakers approved a supplemental operating budget.

Despite recent efforts to address the budget, the Washington Policy Center projects a $4 billion operating shortfall for the ...

From preschool to K-12, education took the biggest hit after Washington lawmakers unveiled a budget agreement on Wednesday with the largest cuts concentrated in early learning and public schools.

The Legislature unanimously passed the 2025-27 supplemental capital budget, totaling $889 million, following a bipartisan agreement on Thursday night. The Senate approved the budget 49-0 after the ...

Democrats and Republicans argued over whether spending and taxing plans will make Washington more affordable. Lawmakers will ...

Washington's DNR faces a challenging fire season but is better prepared after the legislature restored millions to its budget, says the Public Lands Commissioner.

For lawmakers, the price spikes underscore the fragile backdrop of this year’s budget negotiations, which are unfolding amid ...

The budget includes $140 million for free school meals in fiscal year 2029, among other things.