Gov. Bob Ferguson has styled himself a fiscal reformer, but he led the way on a budget gimmick that ignores some $500 million ...

Sen. Nikki Torres said she was holding out hope until the last minute that Ferguson would keep his word not to raise taxes on ...

With his signature on the state’s $78 billion two-year operating budget, he is complicit in imposing the largest tax increase ...

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

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 entered office warning that a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall would require spending cuts ...

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

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.

Gov. Bob Ferguson kept Washington guessing for weeks: Would he sign state lawmakers’ final $78 billion operating budget, or wouldn’t he? Tuesday finally brought answers — even if they didn ...