After the budget was released Saturday, Ferguson said he was pleased that it maintained the state’s savings and made increased investments in K-12 education. He did not comment on the new taxes....

Despite the session’s complexity, lawmakers finished on time Sunday evening, gaveling out one last time after signing a budget including a host of new taxes, cuts to services and new spending. Over...

The bill’s supporters, including progressive Democrats and housing advocates, said it would help keep people in their homes. But opponents – property owners, Republicans and moderate Democrats – say the cap could...

On Thursday, April 17, Ferguson signaled for the second time his disapproval of how lawmakers planned to address a projected $15 billion four-year funding gap. After Ferguson refused budget proposals reliant on...

Willis McNabb said people with disabilities can sometimes have challenges adjusting.Supporters of the closure, however, said the transition is not taken lightly. Scott Livengood, chief executive officer at Alpha Supported Living Services,...

“We’ve updated our proposal to reflect the feedback we received from our colleagues and the public,” said Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, vice chair for finance of the Senate Ways & Means Committee....

About 51% of poll respondents said they were paying more attention to politics than they used to; 31% said their attention to politics hadn’t changed. Only 8% reported paying less attention, and...

Mobile homeowners wait for reliefSara Eubank and her husband Dave sold their home in Utah four years ago and moved to Washington to be closer to their kids. They bought a manufactured...