Democratic budget leaders Thursday say new taxes on the rich and adjustments to property and sales taxes are needed to ...

Washington Senate Democrats are proposing new taxes on the wealthy to combat a projected $13 billion budget deficit.

Senate Democrats unveiled new revenue proposals Thursday as the state Legislature prepares to negotiate a 2025-27 budget and ...

Senate Democrats have unveiled a plan to raise billions of dollars amid a deep budget shortfall by taxing Washington’s ...

They don’t want school funding cut so that extremely wealthy people can keep enjoying a tax break,” said Senate Majority ...

Washington’s “Year of Housing” in 2023 brought a record $400 million investment into the state’s affordable housing fund.

The Washington Senate unanimously passed a bill earlier this month that would require the state Department of Ecology to ...

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy vowed to lead the charge to officially eliminate the Department of Education, fulfilling ...

Washington state lawmakers have abandoned an unusual strategy to limit the cost of ride-hailing fares during the largest ...

It’s more lackluster news for Democratic lawmakers and the new governor who are already trying to close a sizable shortfall.

A bill to cap residential rent increases across Washington will need revisions to pass in the state Senate, according to the ...