Gov. Bob Ferguson suggested cutting 6% of the state’s budget to offset shortfalls, but lawmakers on both sides said fire suppression funds should not be touched ...

In addition to Dye’s bill, Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, has filed Senate Bill 5015 to limit the governor’s authority by ...

Bob Ferguson is officially the governor of. Ferguson, a Democrat, took the oath of office on Wednesday in front of family, friends and lawmakers in a crowded House of Representatives chamber. The ...

The state boosted spending to comply with a ruling in the landmark McCleary case, but the public schools chief says it hasn’t ...

Even before being sworn into office, Gov. Bob Ferguson managed to raise some hackles on both sides of the political aisle.

Sunny Jay went out the way he came in: mostly sunny. Though with some scattered shade. “I wish I lived in Jay Inslee’s version of Washington, full of puppies and rainbows,” quipped Republican state ...

In 2024, candidate Bob Ferguson promised to make the problems with Washington State Ferries a priority. He promised change.

As they were cheered from the gallery by friends and family and treated to a ukulele version of “America the Beautiful,” ...

Four searchlights shined glowing beams into the foggy sky, luring thousands of eventgoers dressed to the nines for the Governor's Inaugural Ball at the Capitol building Wednesday night. Electeds, ...

American flags at state buildings across Washington will be raised to full staff on Monday in recognition of the presidential inauguration, with flags to return to half-staff by sunrise Tuesday in ...