Governor-elect Bob Ferguson visits Spokane ahead of taking office
The governor-elect was in town to discuss a bill that would provide free school meals for all students in WA beginning next ...
Incoming Gov. Ferguson describes taxes as a ‘last resort’ for WA budget deficit
Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson has released his office’s budget priorities that calls for $4 billion in reduced spending by ...
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OPSU celebrates legacies of two ag ambassadors
Oklahoma Panhandle State University to honor Bill Newman and the late Mark Freeman for alumni Ambassador Hall of Fame.
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Slog AM: Bob Ferguson Is Anti-Tax, California Is Still on Fire, Donald Trump Is a Felon
As a reminder: Everyone should read the prescient " Parable of the Sower ." ...
Washington Governor-elect Ferguson proposes sweeping budget cuts to combat $12B shortfall
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Governor-elect Bob Ferguson is calling for near across-the-board state agency budget cuts to help bail the state out of a forecasted deficit. Ferguson, a Democrat who will ...
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Ferguson pitches $4B in spending cuts, voices skepticism of ‘wealth tax’
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 — without the aid ...
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Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson proposes $4B in reduced spending to help narrow WA’s budget gap
The state is grappling with a projected budget shortfall of $10 billion to $12 billion over the next four years.
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Philipstown Farmer Removed from Ag Board
Jocelyn Apicello, who had been a board member since 2019 and its chair since 2022, was notified of her removal in a Dec. 31 ...
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Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson suggests $4B in reduced spending to help narrow WA’s budget gap
Washington Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson on Thursday revealed one of his ideas for filling the state’s wide budget gap: cutting state-agency spending by at least $4 billion.