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FILE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint legislative session in the House chambers of the state Capitol, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

Outgoing Washington governor suggests ‘wealth tax’ to avoid cuts to education and police

FILE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint legislative session in the House chambers of the state Capitol, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

December 17, 2024, 1:56pm Latest News

Outgoing Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a tax on wealth above $100 million in hopes of plugging a budget shortfall and averting cuts to education, mental health services and police. Read story

Casey Sixkiller, left, seen here at a former industrial site near Olympia in 2023, with U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, is incoming Gov. Bob Ferguson’s pick to lead the Washington State Department of Ecology. Sixkiller currently serves as a regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration.

Here’s who Bob Ferguson wants to lead WA’s departments of corrections and ecology

Casey Sixkiller, left, seen here at a former industrial site near Olympia in 2023, with U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, is incoming Gov. Bob Ferguson’s pick to lead the Washington State Department of Ecology. Sixkiller currently serves as a regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration.

December 6, 2024, 2:32pm Latest News Free

Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson is tapping a Biden Administration official to lead the state’s Department of Ecology and to keep Washington at the forefront of the nation’s fight against the damaging effects of climate change. Read story

Decision to install 1.3 million solar panels on Benton County farm now in Inslee’s hands

November 27, 2024, 7:26am Northwest

Gov. Jay Inslee has received a recommendation for him to approve a Benton County solar project — the first of three recommendations on solar projects in the county that will be headed to his desk. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to members of the press on Jan. 4, ahead of the 2024 Washington state legislative session.

Inslee unveils plan for new juvenile detention center on grounds of Aberdeen prison

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to members of the press on Jan. 4, ahead of the 2024 Washington state legislative session.

November 26, 2024, 11:29am Latest News Free

Washington will open a new juvenile detention center on the campus of a prison in Aberdeen, an attempt to ease overcrowding at two existing state facilities for young people convicted of crimes. Read story

The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

Years behind schedule. Millions over budget. Inside WA’s big IT fix

The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

November 24, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

In what’s become an all-too-familiar story for taxpayer funded technology projects, another Washington state IT upgrade is falling further behind schedule and over budget. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (seated) prepares to sign the 2024 supplemental budget on March 29, 2024. He was joined by several Democratic state lawmakers, including, to his right, Sen. June Robinson, the lead Senate budget writer.

WA lawmakers wrestle with declining tax receipts and looming deficit

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (seated) prepares to sign the 2024 supplemental budget on March 29, 2024. He was joined by several Democratic state lawmakers, including, to his right, Sen. June Robinson, the lead Senate budget writer.

November 21, 2024, 11:06am Latest News Free

A state revenue forecast released Wednesday shows a drop in tax collections, sobering news for Washington state lawmakers and Gov. Jay Inslee, who were already weighing options for spending cuts and raising new revenue to erase a projected $12 billion budget shortfall. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to members of the press on Jan. 4, ahead of the 2024 Washington state legislative session.

Benton County to sue WA after Inslee agrees to one of state’s largest wind farms

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to members of the press on Jan. 4, ahead of the 2024 Washington state legislative session.

November 20, 2024, 7:47am Business

Benton County will appeal Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s approval of a wind farm stretching 24 miles along the Horse Heaven Hills after a unanimous vote Tuesday by county commissioners. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to members of the press on Jan. 4, ahead of the 2024 Washington state legislative session.

With $10B deficit looming, WA governor calls on state agencies to make cuts

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to members of the press on Jan. 4, ahead of the 2024 Washington state legislative session.

November 15, 2024, 1:04pm Latest News Free

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is warning of a budget deficit in excess of $10 billion and calling on state agencies to pare spending now to deal with it. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Washington State Democrats watch party on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Seattle.

Under Trump, WA can serve as a beacon of climate policy, Inslee says

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Washington State Democrats watch party on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Seattle.

November 13, 2024, 7:44am Latest News

While most of America shifted rightward in last week’s presidential election, Washington bucked the national trend — and doubled down on its landmark climate policy, the Climate Commitment Act. Read story

Tri-Cities nonprofit considers suing WA state over Inslee decision on huge wind farm

November 13, 2024, 7:36am Northwest

Tri-Cities CARES, a group opposed to the Horse Heaven wind farm, is considering whether to file a lawsuit challenging the approval of the project, which would be the largest one in the state of Washington. Read story