On the last day of the 2025 legislative session — and following months of intense debate — Washington state lawmakers passed ...

The Washington Township school board rejected a motion to bring back suspended schools chief Eric Hibbs. It also rejected a ...

Will Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson sign or veto a pile of tax bills and a state budget dependent on them? It’s anyone’s guess.

Homeless encampments along highways in Washington state may have to sit along the busy roads for a bit longer due to budget ...

The central library in Tumwater is facing "near elimination" due to a state budget shortfall that has put library services in ...

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer on May 15 faced heat from House lawmakers, who pressed the new Cabinet member on ...

Lawmakers in Washington are debating the next budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS Secretary Robert F.

Fuel for chainsaws. Food and water for Pulaski-toting firefighters doing the exhaustive work of digging fire lines. Ample ...

The Senate then unanimously passed the D.C. Local Funds Act, which would restore the District’s budget. District leaders and ...

THE BUZZ: ‘TRUMP SLUMP’ — Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California Democrats have been quick to blame this year’s anticipated ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and leaders of the divided legislature have reached an agreement on a budget deal, with just days left before the end of the legislative session.

President Donald Trump transmitted his budget proposal to Congress, which drew criticism from Democratic lawmakers.