Mark Harmsworth critiques Washington’s new budget, calling it the largest tax increase in state history and warning that its ...

With $9 billion in new taxes now part of the new state budget, people in Washington will be paying more for many essentials.

Ferguson formally endorsed an existing lawsuit filed by a coalition of states challenging the tariffs as illegal.

There were nearly $6 billion in cuts in the state budget, including reduced spending in areas such as behavioral health, higher education, and healthcare.

After months of working to close a multi-billion-dollar budget gap, the governor signed the two-year budget passed by lawmakers last month. While he publicly disagreed with fellow Democrats on tax ...