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Although Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative ...
Washingtonians expect us as leaders to make the tough decisions to live within our means and still deliver core services,” ...
We respectfully disagree ... as it undermines the key goal of the (Public Records Act) — to ensure transparency.” ...
“The out-the-door price after this increase will be $17.44,” said Morgan Stinson, chief financial officer at the Department ...
Just weeks after signing a budget that relied on spending cuts and new taxes to balance, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is telling state agencies to tighten their fiscal belts even more.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state's largest agency will eliminate over 700 positions as numerous departments enact budget cuts in the coming weeks. The Department of Health and Human Services ...
As the Washington State Senate’s Deputy Republican Leader, I am profoundly disappointed by Gov. Bob Ferguson's decision to sign the state's new, nearly $78 billion, two-year operating budget.
Poll: GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition, with many unaware A plurality of voters oppose the tax-and-spending legislation, with mixed opinions on specific provisions, according to a ...
L-R: WA Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti arriving at and in the 2025-26 Western Australian State Budget lock up at Parliament House in Perth, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
WA’s GST grant is expected to rise by $400m to $7.8bn in the coming year. This year the state received 75 per cent of its population share of the GST, but the government says it was estimated WA ...
CARNATION, Wash. — Advocates for food access in Washington state are sounding the alarm over President Trump’s proposed spending bill. They say budget cuts will add to an already growing food ...