Democrats might be having some second thoughts about WA’s new governor
In Bob Ferguson’s start as Washington's governor, his centrist streak on tax and budget issues has thrilled independents, ...
Gov. Ferguson pledges to limit his emergency powers after bill stalls
Gov. Bob Ferguson is pledging to limit his own emergency powers after a bill he backed to place new limits on that authority ...
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Debate heats up over Ferguson’s request for $100M to hire more police in Washington
The governor’s push for $100 million in new state funding to hire police officers has gotten complicated as this year’s ...
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Washington governor says he will limit his own emergency powers if lawmakers don’t
“It’s clear that the Legislature will not adopt bipartisan legislation to place reasonable limits on the Governor’s emergency ...
Legislative cutoff marks end for these bills that could have become Washington law, at least for now
With the session more than halfway over, Wednesday marked the day most bills needed to pass out of their chamber of origin in ...
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Gov. Bob Ferguson reveals plan to save $4 billion that includes state job cuts, furloughs
State Sen. Chris Gildon, a Puyallup Republican and Senate Republican budget leader, applauded the governor for coming up with ...
Ferguson unveils plan to return WA ferries to full domestic service levels by summer
Gov. Bob Ferguson unveiled plans Thursday to fully restore the state’s domestic ferry service by this summer. The goal is to ...
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Ferguson delays WA hybrid electric ferry conversions to restore pre-pandemic service
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is expected to announce updates Thursday morning on the future of the state's ferry system.
Gov. Ferguson lays out plan for Washington ferries recovery
Governor Bob Ferguson laid out his plan to restore full ferry service by this summer, and he wants the state legislature to ...
Ferguson delays hybrid-electric conversion of 2 of the state's largest ferries
SEATTLE — Gov. Bob Ferguson announced the hybrid conversion of two of the state's largest ferries will be delayed until after ...
Gov. Ferguson is treating failing ferry system like the crisis it is
Finally, a governor is actually responding to the distress call long sounded by riders of the Washington State Ferries.