As the country's longest serving governor leaves office, Washington's Jay Inslee says the state should impose a wealth tax on the rich to meet the state's needs.

Inslee answered the question, which he said he gets asked most these days, during a wide-ranging conversation with reporters ...

Gov. Jay Inslee’s projected budget shortfall of $10 billion to $12 billion over the next four years, announced on Dec. 17, makes passing the Farm Bill in Congress even more urgent for low income ...

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee last week released his proposed $79.4 billion budget for 2025–2027, one of the final acts of his three terms in office.

When Jay Inslee first successfully ran for governor in 2012, he told Washington voters – and here’s the quote – he “would veto anything that heads the wrong direction, and the wrong direction is new ...

On Dave Ross’ final day as the Seattle’s Morning News, Diane Duthweiler joined live in the studio with interesting facts about Dave. Listen to Seattle’s Morning News w/ Charlie Harger every weekday at ...

Advocates, King County and the city of Seattle may sue to overturn Initiative 2066 but state leaders are still failing to ...

The move comes as regional salmon recovery projects continue to build momentum with support from the Biden administration, ...

Kathryn Leathers is a committed, experienced public servant who will champion the sustainability of our retirement plans,” the governor-elect said in a Dec. 23 news release.

Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson on Thursday announced Batiste’s reappointment to lead the statewide law enforcement agency.

Quincy, said the Washington Legislature has some big decisions to make, which he expects will result in a turbulent legislative session. "I think it's going to be a big fight over there. I think there ...

Senate Democrats are asking their peers to help “spread that tax policy love around” as they hope to close a $16 billion ...