The $78 billion two-year budget raises state spending by billions of dollars, funding pay raises for state workers and ...

RELATED: Tuesday is the deadline for Gov. Ferguson to sign Washington's nearly $78 billion budget Ferguson had until Tuesday to sign the budget balancing package and avoid a special session.

Gov. Bob Ferguson kept Washington guessing for weeks: Would he sign state lawmakers’ final $78 billion operating budget, or wouldn’t he? Tuesday finally brought answers — even if they didn ...

“Ferguson claiming to be a moderate ... “I think it'll be a flood of folks anxious to sign,” he said. “Let's make no mistake, I mean, this is a culture war; 1296 is the state's weapon ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the 2025-2027 state operating budget into law Tuesday without making major changes to what legislators presented him in late April.