Debate over taxes to balance budget

WA Democrats thinking about revenue options after governor’s criticism

Washington Democrats are thinking about next steps after Gov. Bob Ferguson criticized their revenue options, saying the proposals have “far too much in taxes."

Republican WA Rep. praises Ferguson’s budget rejection

Not agreeing or aligning with budget proposals from Washington's representatives or its senators, Gov. Bob Ferguson rejected both ideas Tuesday.

Proposed Scarborough budget comes with 3.5% tax hike

Much of the proposed municipal budget is focused on maintaining services, while the school budget is driven by an increasing need for special education services in the district.

Gov. Ferguson says he won’t sign a WA budget with a new ‘wealth tax’

SEATTLE — Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday panned budget plans by legislative Democrats for relying on “far too much in taxes,” including a new wealth tax he warned could be overturned by courts. Read more...

Debate over taxes to balance budget

With fewer than four weeks left in session, Governor Bob Ferguson is telling state lawmakers in the State House and State Senate that the budgets they recently passed are not good enough and they need to start again.

Washington governor rejects use of wealth tax to balance budget

Gov Bob Ferguson in a media availability on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday put the kibosh on Democratic lawmakers’ plans to use billions of dollars from a proposed wealth tax to balance the state budget. Ferguson, a first-term Democrat, also said he could not sign budgets passed in the two chambers in recent days because they each rely too much on taxes…