Staff at the Washington attorney general’s office argue a furlough will just mean unpaid hours because the agency’s work has to get done. They say about $20 million in proposed budget cuts and ...

They don’t want school funding cut so that extremely wealthy people can keep enjoying a tax break,” said Senate Majority ...

Washington Senate Democrats are proposing new taxes on the wealthy to combat a projected $13 billion budget deficit.

Deemed necessary to implement the budget, state lawmakers heard testimony on a bill on Wednesday that would close two ...

Under Whatcom County code, Dr. Amy Harley, the county health officer, becomes interim director of the Department of Health and Community Services. Assistant Director Charlene Ramont will handle the ...

A coalition of conservationists and tribal nations is pushing for support of the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative by ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has a plan for about $7 billion in budget cuts, but he and Democrats in the Legislature have a ways to go before they solve a shortfall that may be more than double that ...

State senators delivered a resounding message Wednesday that a looming budget shortfall cannot deter them from upping special ...

In 2024, U.S. News & World Report again named Seattle Children’s among the top 10 best children’s hospitals in the U.S. and the best in the Pacific Northwest. U.S. News & World Report has recognized ...