Will Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson sign or veto a pile of tax bills and a state budget dependent on them? It’s anyone’s guess.

On the last day of the 2025 legislative session — and following months of intense debate — Washington state lawmakers passed a final operating budget. Legislators’ work may be done for the time being, ...

D.C. officials say if Congress does not pass legislation restoring the city’s 2025 budget, they will be forced to cut $400 ...

Free fallin’; The caves of Rome; Louisiana Senate race gets hot for Cassidy; Omaha sends a warning sign to GOP; Bessent can’t ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and leaders of the Minnesota Legislature announced a hard-fought budget deal Thursday, ...

Melton said they will need a finalized state budget to get a clear picture ... chief financial officer for the Washington ...

The Senate then unanimously passed the D.C. Local Funds Act, which would restore the District’s budget. District leaders and ...

WASHINGTON— President Trump’s proposed budget would end funding of research for America’s bees coordinated by the U.S. Geological Survey Bee Lab. The budget proposal eliminates all $307 million in ...

During a visit to the Lewiston Tribune on Thursday, Sen. Schoesler said he’d give the overall session a “D” grade. On the positive side, he said, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle worked well ...

Washington state’s budget package, the nearly $78 billion operating budget itself and five revenue bills that raise taxes by ...

Fuel for chainsaws. Food and water for Pulaski-toting firefighters doing the exhaustive work of digging fire lines. Ample ...

The Washington Township school board rejected a motion to bring back suspended schools chief Eric Hibbs. It also rejected a ...