A few of the most popular Washington varieties include Bing cherries (which represent over 50% of cherry production in the state, according to Washington State University), as well as Rainier ...

Tuesday is the deadline for Gov. Bob Ferguson to sign Washington state's nearly $78 billion, two-year budget passed by the Legislature last month.

The budget proposed Monday by Washington Senate Democrats calls for draining most of the state’s Budget Stabilization Account, commonly known as the rainy day fund.

The rainy day fund was designed as a financial safety net for unforeseen emergencies. It was not meant to shore up systemic spending imbalances. Washington got here through the accumulation of ...

The Washington State The Department of Ecology is reviewing ways to regulate chemicals used in artificial turf, including ...

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State Politics Washington's budget deficit grows to $13 billion over the next four years after newest projection Unlike Congress, Washington state legislators are required to pass a balanced budget.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he hoped to bolster Virginia’s rainy-day fund by trimming the state’s budget by $300 million ...

WA budget shortfall means difficult choices like furloughs are inevitable, but state must protect financial reserves in rainy day fund.

Before 2025, Virginia was home to roughly 315,000 federal workers, according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government. In the past few years, the state has done well economically ...

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Monday that he hoped to bolster Virginia’s rainy-day fund by $300 million in ...