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The entire $7 million a year grant from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction was cut. This grant allowed the ...
All four Idaho Republican congressmen want the U.S. Small Business Administration , or SBA, to move its Pacific Northwest ...
Inheriting a $16 billion budget shortfall was not the way I wanted to start as governor,” Bob Ferguson said Tuesday.
Before Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the next state budget on Tuesday, he vetoed a few dozen spending provisions ...
Gov. Bob Ferguson has styled himself a fiscal reformer, but he led the way on a budget gimmick that ignores some $500 million ...
As reported by the Washington Research Council: “In both budgets, compensation increases for state employees and collective bargaining agreements with non-state employees make up the largest share of ...
Two Republicans from central and Eastern Washington voted on Thursday to pass President Donald Trump's signature bill to cut taxes and boost spending on immigration enforcement, after their fellow GOP ...
A bill that was approved by overwhelming majorities in both chambers of the Legislature to study the primary cost drivers for ...
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson had pledged to spend $100 million to hire new police officers as part of his first budget, but ...
Washington's gas tax is one of the highest in the nation. It's going up again. On July 1, 2025, the state's gas tax will ...
Washington State University may halve or even cancel the state’s fledgling journalism fellowship program because the ...
Washington governor vetoes reshapes Washington's Clemency Board, influencing future clemency decisions in the state.