The governor, who called for a tax on the wealthiest residents, called the initial proposal a “good start” but said he couldn ...

Senate Bill 6346, with Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, as the prime sponsor, is being called by supporters ...

WWashington state Democrats are set to unveil their proposal for an income tax on “high earners.” Gov. Bob Ferguson said ...

A Washington state bill would exempt certain public employee and student information from disclosure under state open records laws, a move proponents argue is necessary to ...

Child deaths and critical injuries in Washington’s child welfare system hit a record high in 2025. State lawmakers are ...

After a decade of unprecedented spending growth, Washington state Democrats, who have largely controlled the state government for 40 years, are now proposing an unconstitutional income tax on high ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is “confident” that the partial government shutdown will conclude on Tuesday, despite procedural ...

Ecology funding is supporting efforts to reconnect Myers Creek in Okanogan County to its floodplain to restore wetlands. Communities across Washington are preparing to improve wastewater facilities, ...

Washingtonians have rejected income taxes 10 times in the last 90 years. Democrats and even Republicans have tried and failed ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — While delivering his State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Bob Ferguson said his proposed budget is "laser focused" on improvements as Washington continues to grow. Ferguson ...

OLYMPIA – Ahead of the November 1932 election, organizers in Washington gathered enough signatures to place an initiative on the ballot asking whether the state should adopt a graduated tax on ...

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos may have seen the tax increases coming in Washington state when he moved to Miami two years ago. And he got out just in time as Democrats who run the Evergreen State—once ...