In one scenario posed by the district, it would have to make up to $28.6 million in school staff and program cuts unless it gets help from the Legislature.

It is unclear whether Trump has the power to unilaterally eliminate the lowly one-cent coin. Currency specifications — including the size and metal content of coins — are dictated by ...

WA DNR said around $100 million of federal funding for wildfire response, reimbursment, prevention and grants to buy ...

Washington’s governor, attorney general and state lawmakers are in line for hefty pay raises in the next two years.

The most recent joint meeting of the two bodies was held 10 months ago, in March 2024, when LCS administrators presented the school division’s budget proposal for the 2025 fiscal year.

Washington state is facing a growing liability bomb of lawsuit payouts that have topped $500 million over the past two fiscal ...

Let’s explore some key state changes you’ll see this year so you can plan and budget ... and addressing long-term fiscal challenges. For some, these shifts could bring lower income tax ...

A fiscal deficit, which is also commonly called a national deficit, occurs when a country’s government spends more money than it earns during the fiscal year ... The state of a country ...

Because of the error, he was double-counting money, giving the state an inaccurate view of how much cash it actually had. And each year the issue ... state Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office ...

Even before taking office last week, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson had proposed $4 billion in spending cuts. That was on top ...