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The governor is still at odds with lawmakers in his party over how much revenue the state should raise to deal with a multibillion dollar shortfall.
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Draft budgets don’t meet governor’s expectations
Although there are differences in the two bills, both budgets rely on the taxes to help fund public schools. According to Rep ...
Democrats in the Washington State Senate resurrected a wealth tax on Friday, with the Ways & Means Committee giving a ...
Budget and tax showdown looms in Olympia!
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson and Democratic state lawmakers continue to butt heads on the best way to close the state's ...
Gov. Bob Ferguson said earlier this month that he wouldn’t sign a budget that relied on a large, “untested” new wealth tax.
Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Bob Herman of STAT News to the program to discuss the state of deals in the health care ...
Gov. Bob Ferguson said Thursday that he is not ready to support a slate of proposals from Democratic lawmakers to raise ...
The Washington governor had previously said he wouldn’t sign off on either of the chambers’ initial budget proposals.
Gov. Bob Ferguson criticized the latest tax proposal from legislative Democrats but offered no detailed alternatives in a ...
Washington's $12 billion tax proposal faces backlash as Ferguson voices concerns and highlights potential impacts on ...
Governor Bob Ferguson is criticizing newly proposed tax plans from legislative Democrats as "unsustainable" under cuts from ...