The budget includes $140 million for free school meals in fiscal year 2029, among other things.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti is urging lawmakers to find alternative solutions for balancing ...
The Legislature unanimously passed the 2025-27 supplemental capital budget, totaling $889 million, following a bipartisan agreement on Thursday night. The Senate approved the budget 49-0 after the ...
Democrats in the Washington Legislature on Sunday proposed tapping the state’s rainy day savings account and slashing hundreds of millions of dollars for a child care program for low-income families ...
Depending on who you ask, this year’s short 60-day session of the Washington state Legislature was either history-making, troubling, or both.
Lawmakers in Washington state this week approved a new income tax on residents making more than $1 million and could spur ...
OLYMPIA — The heftiest budget cuts Washington Democratic lawmakers are proposing this year focus on day care subsidies for low-income families. In the initial House and Senate budget plans, this ...
(The Center Square) – Committees in the state House and Senate advanced their respective chambers' supplemental capital budget proposals on Thursday, setting them up for floor votes in the coming days ...