Ferguson pitches spending cuts, voices skepticism of ‘wealth tax’

The governor-elect says his plan could yield $4 billion in savings to help close the state’s roughly $12 billion budget shortfall

Posted 1/10/25

Washington Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson released his blueprint Thursday for chopping billions in state spending while investing millions in education and public safety in his first term — …

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The governor-elect says his plan could yield $4 billion in savings to help close the state’s roughly $12 billion budget shortfall

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The governor-elect says his plan could yield $4 billion in savings to help close the state’s roughly $12 billion budget shortfall

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How Rob Curley lost the Spokesman-Review newsroom

Lummi Nation man pleads guilty to illegal shooting of bald eagles on tribal land

Economic prosperity is tied to housing affordability, Lt. Gov. Denny Heck says

Judge reinstates U.S. attorney in Western Washington who was fired by Trump

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