As Washington County moves forward with its $2 billion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, the government’s financial woes are ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson has styled himself a fiscal reformer, but he led the way on a budget gimmick that ignores some $500 million ...

Before Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the next state budget on Tuesday, he vetoed a few dozen spending provisions ...

As he retreats from Washington, Elon Musk says he will spend “a lot less” on politics. Close advisers says he is eager to ...

The Moody’s bond rating agency downgraded the county’s rating to Aa1 from triple-A, part of a series of downgrades by the ...

Visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park were pleased to find the park operating normally on Friday despite nationwide ...

Speaker Mike Johnson was rushing through the halls of the Capitol during the overnight House vote on President Donald Trump's ...

Long-term care operators are putting their trust in the Senate for better terms after the House passed a budget reconciliation bill.

There’s this backlog of positions that haven’t been filled, so you’re seeing more and more people functionally doing two or ...

Gov. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) meant to veto a $150,000 grant, but he accidentally vetoed $25 million for affordable housing and ...

President Donald Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ...

On July 1, 2025, the state's gas tax will increase by 6 cents per gallon, from 49.4 cents to 55.4 cents per gallon, the Washington State Standard reported. Starting on July 1, 2026, the gas tax will ...